Lembeni Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lembeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lembeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Lembeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lembeni is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lembeni.

How Common Is The Last Name Lembeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,237,939th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lembeni reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Lembeni is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 1,203,949. In South Africa Lembeni is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 47 percent reside, North West, where 18 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 16 percent reside. Other than South Africa Lembeni exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.

Lembeni Last Name Statistics demography

Lembeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.18% less than the national average, earning R 87,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lembenyi931/
Limbeni861,126/
Lembini866/
Lembena864/
Lembene863/
Lembenge8041/
Leumbani806/
Lembanyi803/
Lambeani801/
Lembonui801/
Liambeni801/
Leembani801/
Lembuini801/
Limbengi801/
Lembone71796/
Limbena71234/
Lembine7165/
Lembane7138/
Lemuene713/
Limbene713/
Lombene712/
Lenboni712/
Limbini711/
Lambene711/
Limbhani6747/
Lambanyi6741/
Limbenea6727/
Hlombani6717/
Limbingi6713/
Limmbani674/
Lambaani673/
Lambanie672/
Lambonyi671/
Lambonni671/
Lombenay671/
Laambani671/
Lambanii671/

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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
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  • 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 Lembeni
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