Malembu Surname
Approximately 861 people bear this surname
Malembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 848 | 1:87,122 | 9,954 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Malembu (37) may also be a first name.
Malembu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malembu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Malembu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Malembu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 406,613th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 8,464,049 people. Malembu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Malembu live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used given name globally, held by 37 people.
The last name Malembu is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 848 people, or 1 in 87,122. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallembu | 93 | 26 | / |
| Malembou | 93 | 5 | / |
| Maliembou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malambu | 86 | 2,316 | / |
| Malimbu | 86 | 275 | / |
| Malombu | 86 | 55 | / |
| Molembu | 86 | 41 | / |
| Melembu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mailambu | 80 | 75 | / |
| Meliembu | 80 | 15 | / |
| Molembou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mahlambu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mallambu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malambou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Malambhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Meleambu | 80 | 0 | / |
| Maslimbut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maïlambou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maylambou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Molambu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Melambu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Molimbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahalmvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moulambou | 63 | 3 | / |
| Moulimbou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Meïlambou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Molynbux | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Malembu
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