Lelembe Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Lelembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lelembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lelembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lelembe is found in The Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lelembe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Lelembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lelembe live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 86 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in The Congo, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 997,819. In The Congo it is most prevalent in: Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 80 percent reside and Pointe-Noire Department, where 20 percent reside. Other than The Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lilembe | 86 | 637 | / |
| Lelemba | 86 | 188 | / |
| Lolembe | 86 | 55 | / |
| Lelimbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lalembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lelembi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lilembea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lelembai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lilombe | 71 | 403 | / |
| Lilemba | 71 | 366 | / |
| Lilambe | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lilimbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lalombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lolambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lelenwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lolombe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lelambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lilambea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lelimbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lelenwa | 57 | 68 | / |
| Lilombi | 57 | 48 | / |
| Lalambi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Lilimbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hlalambi | 53 | 3 | / |
| Lolambii | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hlohlambi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lelembe
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