Pembela Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Pembela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pembela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia181:880,55128,935
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Pembela (72) may also be a first name.

Pembela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pembela is found most frequently in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pembela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pembela? popularity and diffusion

Pembela is the 3,100,440th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Pembela are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 63 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Pembela is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 72 people.

The last name Pembela is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 880,551. In Zambia Pembela is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 94 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent are found. Besides Zambia Pembela is found in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found and Malawi, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phembela9342/
Pembelat931/
Pembele8611,089/
Pambela86145/
Pombela8642/
Pembala8639/
Pembeli8638/
Pembelo865/
Pemuela861/
Penbela861/
Pimbela861/
Pemballa80197/
Phembila8082/
Phembele8048/
Pombaela8047/
Pembolla8023/
Pembelet8013/
Phambela8010/
Pembelot804/
Pembhala803/
Phembelo801/
Pembhalla751/
Penuela714,503/
Pambala713,331/
Pambila71233/
Pombala71106/
Pembalo7148/
Pembolo7118/
Pembili7114/
Pombola719/
Penwela715/
Penbeli713/
Pambola712/
Vpmbele711/
Pombelo711/
Phambala672,577/
Pamballa671,026/
Peñuelas67823/
Penuelas67480/
Penuelaz6751/
Pambhala6723/
Pambaala6710/
Penbeler675/
Pombaila671/
Pimbalay671/
Peñuelea671/
Pambolla671/
Penballa671/

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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
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  • 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 Pembela
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