Lemba Surname
Approximately 25,809 people bear this surname
Lemba Surname Definition:
Lemba is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: green tobacco leaves.
Lemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 14,817 | 1:4,986 | 573 |
| Angola | 3,549 | 1:7,605 | 975 |
| Zambia | 2,125 | 1:7,459 | 888 |
| Indonesia | 1,908 | 1:69,313 | 7,470 |
| Congo | 1,134 | 1:4,400 | 711 |
| Tanzania | 289 | 1:183,189 | 15,886 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| France | 229 | 1:290,056 | 44,463 |
| Cameroon | 205 | 1:101,313 | 11,968 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Burkina Faso | 199 | 1:92,222 | 3,022 |
| Italy | 151 | 1:405,011 | 45,150 |
| Ukraine | 102 | 1:446,301 | 52,698 |
| Russia | 86 | 1:1,675,849 | 110,706 |
| Algeria | 66 | 1:585,327 | 38,725 |
| Benin | 57 | 1:181,326 | 17,693 |
| Papua New Guinea | 52 | 1:156,802 | 21,647 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 1:4,025,972 | 113,480 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Belarus | 20 | 1:475,053 | 45,383 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Solomon Islands | 9 | 1:64,448 | 12,261 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
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.
Lemba Demographics
Average Lemba Salary in
United States
$31,560 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Lemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lemba in the Hindi language | ||
| लेम्बा | lemba | 97.22 |
| लेंबा | lemba | 2.56 |
| लिम्बा | limba | 0.21 |
| Lemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻤﺒﺎ | lmba | 50 |
| ﻟﻤﺒﻪ | lmbh | 33.33 |
| ﻟﻤﺐ | lmb | 16.67 |
| Lemba in the Oriya language | ||
| ମ | ma | 23.81 |
| ମାଝୀ | majhi | 17.46 |
| େଦଇ | eda'i | 15.87 |
| େବୱା | ebawa | 7.94 |
| ମହା | maha | 6.35 |
| ମାିର୍ | mair | 4.76 |
| େବଶା | ebasa | 3.17 |
| େଦଈ | eda'i | 3.17 |
| ବଦା | bada | 3.17 |
| େଭ | ebha | 1.59 |
| Lemba in the Russian language | ||
| Лемба | lemba | - |
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