Madembe Surname

1,020,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Madembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Uganda581:673,09134,310
Zimbabwe491:315,06631,156
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Madembe (29) may also be a first name.

Madembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﻣﺐ) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Madembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Madembe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,020,242nd most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Madembe reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Madembe is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Not including Malawi Madembe exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Madembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Madembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺪﻣﺐmdmb-

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