Dembo Surname
Approximately 19,536 people bear this surname
Dembo Surname Definition:
“Oak” in Polish. Also place name (Dembrovo in Poland and Dombo in Czechoslovakia).
Dembo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 7,690 | 1:3,510 | 526 |
| DR Congo | 4,679 | 1:15,790 | 1,961 |
| Benin | 2,841 | 1:3,638 | 459 |
| Malawi | 1,229 | 1:13,929 | 2,189 |
| Nigeria | 783 | 1:226,236 | 13,295 |
| United States | 544 | 1:666,285 | 53,204 |
| Zimbabwe | 537 | 1:28,749 | 4,419 |
| Niger | 220 | 1:87,236 | 3,702 |
| Indonesia | 114 | 1:1,160,081 | 82,627 |
| Israel | 109 | 1:78,510 | 9,522 |
| Burkina Faso | 105 | 1:174,782 | 4,105 |
| South Africa | 94 | 1:576,359 | 44,560 |
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Canada | 52 | 1:708,569 | 56,910 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 36 | 1:165,907 | 17,348 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Senegal | 16 | 1:911,209 | 3,010 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Dëmbo (11) are calculated separately.
Dembo (11,989) may also be a first name.
Dembo Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Oak” in Polish. Also place name (Dembrovo in Poland and Dombo in Czechoslovakia).
Dembo Demographics
Average Dembo Salary in
United States
$46,935 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dembo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dembo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dembo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺒﻮ, Russian: Дембо) is borne by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Dëmbo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dembo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 27,513th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 373,032 people. The last name Dembo is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dembo live; 49 percent live in Southern Africa and 39 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 54,202nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 11,989 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Angola, where it is borne by 7,690 people, or 1 in 3,510. Outside of Angola this last name is found in 61 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Benin, where 15 percent live.
Dembo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Dembo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dembo surname expanded 5,440 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dembo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dembo last name are 13.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.35% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dembo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.56% more than the national average, earning R 433,836 per year; in United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.53% more than the national average, earning $50,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dembo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dembo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻣﺒﻮ | dmbw | 50 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻮ | dambw | 50 |
| Dembo in the Russian language | ||
| Дембо | dembo | - |
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Footnotes
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