Madjembe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Madjembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Madjembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Madjembe (3) may also be a first name.

Madjembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Madjembe is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Madjembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Madjembe are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 3 people.

It is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Cameroon Madjembe occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent live and Mauritania, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Majembe931,043/
Madjimbe88674/
Madyembe8850/
Madiembe8810/
Modjembe881/
Madjemba881/
Madjimbeu821/
Madjimbei821/
Magembe8029,182/
Masembe805,108/
Mazembe802,276/
Macembe8058/
Majimbe8037/
Madjmbé801/
Madjimba75296/
Madzimbe75184/
Masiembe7551/
Madiemba7521/
Maisembe752/
Madjimbé751/
Mazhembe751/
Madjinbe751/
Modjemba751/
Medjembi751/
Mazembea751/
Maggembe751/
Maseembe751/
Masaembe751/
Madjisembai741/
Madjimbai7111/
Madjissembai701/
Mazemba671,579/
Masimbe671,506/
Mosembe67962/
Mazimbe67195/
Mogembe67157/
Majimbi67155/
Mazembi67111/
Mozembe675/
Masenbe674/
Maizemberh673/
Masembi671/
Mazenbe671/
Magembi671/
Magenbe671/

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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 Madjembe
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