Derembe Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Derembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Derembe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Derembe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Derembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺩﺭﻣﺐ) is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Derembe reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Derembe is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,501,511. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Mayuge District, where 81 percent reside, Butaleja District, where 8 percent reside and Kyankwanzi District, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Uganda Derembe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent reside and Mauritania, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derembi8613/
Dirembe867/
Derimbe862/
Deremba862/
Derombe861/
Deurombe809/
Dherambe802/
Derhemba801/
Deermber801/
Dermba772/
Dermby772/
Dirmbe771/
Darambe716/
Darimbe715/
Dormbey711/
Dirembi711/
D'herambey710/
Dorombei6758/
Dairombe677/
Dernweer673/
Dharambe671/
Deurambi671/
Dorembai671/
Daraimbe671/
Dhiremba671/

Derembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺩﺭﻣﺐadrmb-

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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 Derembe
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