Pelembo Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Pelembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pelembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1241:426,94829,878
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Pelembo Last Name Facts

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

Pelembo has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelembo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pelembo is the 1,551,568th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Pelembo reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 97 percent live and Pwani Region, where 3 percent live. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Pelembo Last Name Statistics demography

Pelembo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phelembo9312/
Pilembo8643/
Pelemba8641/
Palembo8637/
Pelimbo861/
Phelemba8020/
Pelambou801/
Palmbo7719/
Plemba774/
Plenbo772/
Palombo7111,780/
Pilimbo71251/
Polombo71114/
Palemba7198/
Palambo7193/
Pelamba7165/
Palimbo7114/
Pilombo716/
Pilambo716/
Polambo715/
Pallmbo712/
Polemba711/
Pelimba711/
Palmboo711/
Palymbo711/
Palenbo710/
Philimbo6719/
Palomboo671/
Palujmbo671/
Piluemba671/
Palomba5710,370/
Palamba571,111/
Palimba5763/
Polimba5716/
Polamba573/
Polomba573/
Pilamba571/
Palombá571/
Palmbaha5343/
Palombha531/
Palyamba531/

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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 Pelembo
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