Lemba Surname

21,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Lemba Surname Definition:

Lemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: green tobacco leaves.

Lemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo14,8171:4,986573
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Zambia2,1251:7,459888
Indonesia1,9081:69,3137,470
Congo1,1341:4,400711
Tanzania2891:183,18915,886
India2321:3,306,31695,935
France2291:290,05644,463
Cameroon2051:101,31311,968
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Burkina Faso1991:92,2223,022
Italy1511:405,01145,150
Ukraine1021:446,30152,698
Russia861:1,675,849110,706
Algeria661:585,32738,725
Benin571:181,32617,693
Papua New Guinea521:156,80221,647
Estonia461:28,7355,267
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Belgium361:319,35136,407
England351:1,591,94567,242
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lembá (10) are calculated separately.

Lemba (12,047) may also be a first name.

Lemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: green tobacco leaves.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lemba (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺒﺎ, Hindi: लेम्बा, Oriya: ମ, Russian: Лемба) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Lembá. For other potential spellings of Lemba click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lemba is the 21,126th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 282,365 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Lemba live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lemba is also the 53,997th most common given name internationally. It is borne by 12,047 people.

The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 14,817 people, or 1 in 4,986. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 14 percent live and Zambia, where 8 percent live.

Lemba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lemba has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,467 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lemba Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lemba last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Lemba earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning R 203,868 per year; in United States they earn 26.86% less than the national average, earning $31,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 46.19% less than the national average, earning $26,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lembá9310/
Luemba9127,908/
Loemba9124,137/
Lembas91512/
Liemba91364/
Lembah91312/
Hlemba91279/
Lembat91128/
Laemba9148/
Lembai9146/
Leamba9124/
Lembau9113/
Leimba915/
Leumba915/
Lembea915/
Lembay912/
Lenmba912/
Lhemba912/
Lembha911/
Lehmba911/
Lembaa911/
Leemba911/
Lembaś911/
Lemboa911/
Lembaz911/
Lmba891/
Lembach83976/
Lembaid8314/
Lembaja833/
Lembayd833/
D'Lemba831/
Laembay831/
Lembacz831/
Liembah831/
Loembha831/
Lamba8042,506/
Lembe8017,490/
Lembo8014,580/
Lomba8012,941/
Limba808,685/
Lembi804,944/
Lymba80552/
Lenba80144/
Lemwa8074/
Lemby8019/
Lemua8014/
Lmbat804/
Lümba801/
Lmbas801/
Lembé801/
Lemva801/
Leimbach773,880/
Lehmbach7741/
Lejmbach7717/
D'Leimba771/
Lemmbach771/
Limbad732,979/
Lembhe732,903/
Loembe732,071/
Liomba731,358/
Liembe731,239/
Lember731,142/
Llamba731,125/
Liamba731,010/
Luembe73756/
Limbat73745/
Lambea73718/
Limbas73676/
Lambay73675/
Limbai73522/
Hlamba73436/
Lambai73348/
Lembei73278/
Lemway73274/
Lembet73238/
Luimba73236/
Lambha73195/
Lombai73162/
Lambah73137/
Limbay73122/
Hlomba73122/
Lemwai73121/
Limbau73118/
Lembeh73110/
Lombay73101/
Lembit7389/
Lambau7387/
Liembo7384/
Laamba7380/
Lembod7378/
Luembo7376/
Limboa7364/
Lembey7363/
Lemboh7362/
Lembee7359/
Lyomba7357/
Lemboy7355/
Lombah7354/
Lombea7349/
Lambaa7344/
Lemboo7344/
Limbah7336/
Luembi7334/
Loimba7330/
Laimba7329/
Lembis7328/
Lemwas7324/
Lembie7323/
Lembes7320/
Lembos7317/
Lammba7316/
Lembop7314/
Lembou7313/
Lembot7312/
Leembo7310/
Limbha7310/
Laembo7310/
Lymbas739/
Lembej738/
Laembi737/
Lemboi737/
Lombau735/
Leumbe735/
Lambaj735/
Lembeu734/
Lembui734/
Loembé734/
Hlymba734/
Lommba733/
Leambo733/
Lemwua733/
Lembhi732/
Limbaj732/
Lhamba732/
Liembi732/
Lombaa732/
Llomba732/
Limbaa732/
Llembe732/
Lienba731/
Leymby731/
Leimbe731/
Lemuea731/
Leemwa731/
Llimba731/
Lambaï731/
Lenbas731/
Lenbaz731/
Lembez731/
Lembio731/
Lembuy731/
Lhembe731/
Laembe731/
Hlembe731/
Lombha731/
Luymba731/
Lembho731/
Lemvay730/
Leimbo730/
Limbea730/
Limbaya676,502/
Limbach676,067/
Liambai67384/
Lemberh67106/
Limbeea6790/
Leumbou6765/
Llambay6761/
Liambea6741/
Lenbach6739/
Lembitz6727/
Lambhay6722/
Lahamba6718/
Lembysh6716/
Limbaus6715/
Lembech6714/
Lembesh6711/
Limbaha677/
Lambhha676/
Lambhai674/
Lambahu673/
Lambaih673/
Lambaai673/
Lmbi673/
Limmbad672/
Lembish672/
Lemmber672/
Lmbe672/
Lmbo672/
L'Lembe672/
Lombeah671/
Limbaph671/
Limbhai671/
Liembie671/
Lemvach671/
Leamber671/
Leambhe671/
Lenmbhe671/
Lehembe671/
Laambaa671/
Limbeau671/
Lümbach671/
Laymbah671/
Lembocz671/
Limbahs671/
Liembuo671/
Leembee671/
Lembehe671/
Lnba671/
Leamwat671/

Lemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lemba in the Hindi language
लेम्बाlemba97.22
लेंबाlemba2.56
लिम्बाlimba0.21
Lemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﺒﺎlmba50
ﻟﻤﺒﻪlmbh33.33
ﻟﻤﺐlmb16.67
Lemba in the Oriya language
ma23.81
ମାଝୀmajhi17.46
େଦଇeda'i15.87
େବୱାebawa7.94
ମହାmaha6.35
ମାିର୍mair4.76
େବଶାebasa3.17
େଦଈeda'i3.17
ବଦାbada3.17
େଭebha1.59
Lemba in the Russian language
Лембаlemba-

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