Lembe Surname

30,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Lembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9,8101:7,531936
Congo2,9251:1,706273
Angola2,3661:11,4071,401
Cameroon8511:24,4053,305
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Gabon4551:4,152740
India1451:5,290,106129,949
Uganda691:565,78730,812
France581:1,145,219121,886
Zambia541:293,51716,670
Indonesia381:3,480,242186,493
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Burkina Faso361:509,7817,011
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Tanzania241:2,205,90148,025
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Central African Republic161:282,21292
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
England71:7,959,723202,100
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lembé (1) are calculated separately.

Lembe (502) may also be a first name.

Lembe Last Name Facts

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

Lembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻤﺐ, Marathi: लबे) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Lembé. For other possible spellings of Lembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lembe? popularity and diffusion

Lembe is the 30,530th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 416,669 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Lembe reside; 80 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lembe is also the 378,365th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 502 people.

The last name Lembe is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 9,810 people, or 1 in 7,531. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The Congo, where 17 percent are found and Angola, where 14 percent are found.

Lembe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lembe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lembe last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lembe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lembe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.94% less than the national average, earning $35,406 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.73% less than the national average, earning $32,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lembé931/
Lembhe912,903/
Loembe912,071/
Liembe911,239/
Lember911,142/
Luembe91756/
Lembei91278/
Lembet91238/
Lembeh91110/
Lembey9163/
Lembee9159/
Lembie9123/
Lembes9120/
Lembej918/
Leumbe915/
Lembea915/
Lembeu914/
Llembe912/
Leimbe911/
Lembez911/
Lhembe911/
Laembe911/
Hlembe911/
Lmbe892/
Lemberh83106/
Lembech8314/
Lembesh8311/
Lemmber832/
L'Lembe832/
Liembie831/
Leamber831/
Leambhe831/
Lenmbhe831/
Lehembe831/
Leembee831/
Lembehe831/
Lombe8031,985/
Lemba8025,809/
Lambe8023,933/
Limbe807,723/
Lembi804,944/
Lemwe80186/
Lemue80108/
Lemby8019/
Lembá8010/
Lümbe801/
Lmbeh801/
Leimberh771/
Lambie734,689/
Lambey731,253/
Hlombe731,154/
Lambea73718/
Limber73655/
Lombeh73567/
Lyombe73490/
Lemuet73405/
Liemba73364/
Hlemba73279/
Liombe73278/
Liambe73254/
Lambhe73129/
Lembit7389/
Lambei7380/
Lambeh7370/
Limbie7356/
Lemboy7355/
Lombea7349/
Lembai7346/
Limbed7345/
Lambee7334/
Luembi7334/
Lombhe7333/
Lembis7328/
Leamba7324/
Lemnue7323/
Lenbet7323/
Limbey7319/
Lämber7319/
Lemwie7318/
Lenbhe7316/
Hlambe7314/
Lambeu7310/
Lemuer7310/
Lombei739/
Lihmbe739/
Laimbe738/
Leemue738/
Leimue738/
Limbee738/
Laembi737/
Lammbe737/
Lemboi737/
Lymbei737/
Llombe736/
Leimba735/
Laambe734/
Lembui734/
Lymbee734/
Loembé734/
Lombie733/
Lembhi732/
Limbei732/
Limbhe732/
Lombey732/
Limbeh732/
Lembay732/
Lenmba732/
Lhemba732/
Liembi732/
Luumbe732/
Lemuie731/
Limbge731/
Limbje731/
Leymby731/
Lembha731/
Lehmba731/
Lemuea731/
Leamue731/
Lembaa731/
Lemues731/
Luimbe731/
Loëmbe731/
Leemba731/
Lenber731/
Lembio731/
Lemboa731/
Lembuy731/
Lemuez731/
Lemvie731/
Limbet731/
Limbeu731/
Hlemue731/
Lemveu730/
Lemwey730/
Limbea730/
Lembejová7111/
Liambee671,380/
Limbeea6790/
Liambea6741/
Lemoues6729/
Lembitz6727/
Lembysh6716/
Lembaid6714/
Limbech6710/
Limboey676/
Limbesh675/
Lliambe674/
Lnbe674/
Lembaja673/
Lemouee673/
Lmbi673/
Lembayd673/
Lembish672/
Lymberh672/
Lombeah671/
D'Lemba671/
Laimber671/
Leummue671/
Lemouer671/
Llambee671/
Laimbee671/
Llenbes671/
Laembay671/
Lambeuh671/
Lenbeet671/
Lemnuie671/
Lemnwei671/
Liambei671/
Liambey671/
Lmba671/
Lajmber671/
Lemwett670/

Lembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻤﺐlmb-
Lembe in the Marathi language
लबेlabe98.88
लेबेlebe1.12

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lembe
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