Malembela Surname
Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname
Malembela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 569 | 1:93,043 | 9,294 |
| DR Congo | 465 | 1:158,881 | 16,459 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
Malembela (127) may also be a first name.
Malembela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malembela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malembela is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malembela? popularity and diffusion
Malembela is the 351,339th most widely held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,020,757 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malembela live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 825,494th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 127 people.
The surname Malembela is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 569 people, or 1 in 93,043. In Tanzania Malembela is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 54 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 23 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malembele | 89 | 166 | / |
| Malembila | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malembala | 89 | 1 | / |
| Malambela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mahlambela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Malombola | 78 | 505 | / |
| Molambela | 78 | 75 | / |
| Malambala | 78 | 65 | / |
| Molombela | 78 | 21 | / |
| Malimbele | 78 | 4 | / |
| Malembolo | 78 | 4 | / |
| Malambola | 78 | 3 | / |
| Malambila | 78 | 3 | / |
| Malimbila | 78 | 2 | / |
| Malombelo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Molembele | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mallambala | 74 | 1 | / |
| Malambilo | 67 | 121 | / |
| Molombola | 67 | 48 | / |
| Malombolo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Melimbelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molambila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malimbilo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malimbile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malimbili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Molmbili | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Malembela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis