Imbembe Surname

906,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Imbembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Imbembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397

Imbembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Imbembe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Imbembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 906,170th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 24,787,571 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Imbembe are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

Imbembe is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 269,633. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Imbeimbe931/
Imbemba86118/
Embembe86112/
Imbombe8690/
Umbembe8682/
Imbambe865/
Embember801/
Imbmbi771/
Imbimbi71150/
Embembi7163/
Imbombi7112/
Imuemue715/
Embemba714/
Imbambi712/
Imwemwe711/
Gimbimbi6741/
Imbaimba674/
Imbimbio674/
Jimbombi671/
Yimbombih631/
Yombeambi631/
Umbombi574/
Emwembi571/

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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 Imbembe
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