Malembeka Surname
Approximately 5,259 people bear this surname
Malembeka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2,703 | 1:5,864 | 706 |
| Tanzania | 2,059 | 1:25,712 | 3,139 |
| DR Congo | 479 | 1:154,237 | 16,059 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Malembeka (93) may also be a first name.
Malembeka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malembeka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malembeka is found most in Zambia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malembeka? popularity and diffusion
Malembeka is the 91,040th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,385,728 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malembeka live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 93 people.
The surname Malembeka is most common in Zambia, where it is held by 2,703 people, or 1 in 5,864. In Zambia it is most numerous in: Central Province, where 30 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 21 percent are found. Beside Zambia Malembeka is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malembeko | 89 | 204 | / |
| Malembaka | 89 | 9 | / |
| Malembeke | 89 | 8 | / |
| Malemboka | 89 | 4 | / |
| Malambeka | 89 | 4 | / |
| Melembeka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malimbeka | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mallembaka | 84 | 26 | / |
| Mallemboka | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mallembaaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malimbika | 78 | 370 | / |
| Malambika | 78 | 115 | / |
| Malomboka | 78 | 4 | / |
| Malambaka | 78 | 3 | / |
| Malimbaka | 78 | 3 | / |
| Mallimbaka | 74 | 27 | / |
| Mallambaka | 74 | 11 | / |
| Malmbecker | 74 | 6 | / |
| Molinbecker | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Malembeka
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