Dembou Surname
Approximately 596 people bear this surname
Dembou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 560 | 1:26,035 | 597 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Dembou (106) may also be a first name.
Dembou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dembou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dembou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻣﺒﻮ) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dembou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 539,451st most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. Dembou is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dembou live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 915,176th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 106 people.
It is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 26,035. In Senegal Dembou is most common in: Kolda Region, where 96 percent live, Dakar Region, where 3 percent live and Ziguinchor Region, where 1 percent live. Excluding Senegal it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dembou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dembou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻣﺒﻮ | dmbw | 85.71 |
| ﺩﺍﻣﺒﻮ | dambw | 14.29 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dembou
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