Lupembe Surname

82,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lupembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lupembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,5081:11,7441,533
DR Congo1,2381:59,6777,129
Zambia1281:123,8289,362
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Lupembe (333) may also be a first name.

Lupembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lupembe occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 82,192nd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,235,387 people. Lupembe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lupembe reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lupembe is also the 479,726th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 333 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4,508 people, or 1 in 11,744. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 22 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live and Dodoma Region, where 10 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Zambia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luphembe931/
Luupembe931/
Lupemba864,107/
Lipembe86391/
Lupimbe861/
Lupemve861/
Lupambe861/
Loupemby801/
Loupemba801/
Loupembi801/
Lipombe71104/
Lipambe7127/
Lupimbi711/
Lupimba711/
Lipombea671/
Lupambai671/
Lipambi5782/
Lupenui5714/
Lipombi575/
Lipambai53308/
Lipambay534/

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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 Lupembe
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