Lembani Surname

204,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,029 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lembani Surname Definition:

Lembani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: write.

Lembani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
Zambia6161:25,7302,726
Zimbabwe2341:65,9759,930
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Lembani (872) may also be a first name.

Lembani Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lembani is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: write.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lembani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lembani (Oriya: ନୀ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lembani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lembani is the 204,693rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,591,693 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lembani live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lembani is also the 275,516th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 872 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,124 people, or 1 in 15,231. Beside Malawi Lembani is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 30 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leumbani936/
Lembanyi933/
Leembani931/
Lembhangi881/
Limbani8610,710/
Lembana86110/
Lembane8638/
Limbangi802,757/
Limbhani8047/
Limmbani804/
Limbanip801/
Lembanna801/
Lembange801/
Lembonui801/
Limbanio801/
Limbanhgi751/
Limmbangi751/
Limbaniph751/
Lembone71796/
Limbane71103/
Limbana7140/
Limboni7126/
Limvani712/
Lembona711/
Limbanna6762/
Limbongi6742/
Limbooni6732/
Limbange6721/
Limbagne671/
Limbonhai6317/
Limbangay631/
Limbhanna631/
Limbona571,957/
Limbone57135/
Limbonge5397/

Lembani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lembani in the Oriya language
ନୀni-

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