Lembia Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lembia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lembia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lembia (12) may also be a first name.

Lembia Last Name Facts

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

Lembia is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lembia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lembia are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lembia is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: East Region, where 67 percent live and Littoral Region, where 33 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Lembia occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lembija922/
Luembia921/
Lemboiya863/
Lembogia861/
Lambia83147/
Limbia8368/
Lombia836/
Lembea835/
Lembya834/
Lembio831/
Llambia77118/
Lombiaa779/
Lembiho775/
Liambia771/
Lombaiya7127/
Limbajia716/
Lembaiyo711/
Lambio67525/
Limbya6779/
Lombio6714/
Lambya675/
Limbio674/
Lombya671/
Limbea670/
Limbeea6290/
Lambijo6215/
Limbyaa621/
Limbioo621/
Limbhya621/
Lambijou5739/
Limbayya5711/
Limbajya574/
Lomboiyo571/
Lambeo5016/
Linbya502/
Lombeo501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lembia
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