Medembe Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Medembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 14 | 1:738,257 | 40,906 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Medembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Medembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Medembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺪﻣﺐ) occurs more in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Medembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Medembe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Medembe live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 738,257. In Benin it is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent live. Besides Benin Medembe is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 19 percent live and Cameroon, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meidembe | 93 | 6 | / |
| Madembe | 86 | 248 | / |
| Midembe | 86 | 48 | / |
| Medimbe | 86 | 15 | / |
| Medemba | 86 | 13 | / |
| Modembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Medenbe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Madhembe | 80 | 31 | / |
| Meidimbe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Madiembe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Maidembe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Meïdimbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Maddembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Madembeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Medimber | 80 | 0 | / |
| Meadimber | 75 | 12 | / |
| Meddimbey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Madombe | 71 | 741 | / |
| Madimbe | 71 | 162 | / |
| Modembi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Modambe | 71 | 21 | / |
| Modimbe | 71 | 20 | / |
| Madambe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Midembi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Midemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madenbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maidambe | 67 | 32 | / |
| Madhimbe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Madombee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Meidinbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Medenoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maidombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madombeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Madimbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maydambe | 67 | 1 | / |
Medembe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Medembe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺪﻣﺐ | mdmb | - |
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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 Medembe
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