Phemba Surname

9,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Phemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Phemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo58,6191:1,260113
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Phemba (140) may also be a first name.

Phemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Phemba is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Phemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,625th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 124,217 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Phemba are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Phemba is also the 781,395th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 140 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 58,619 people, or 1 in 1,260. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Phemba Last Name Statistics demography

Phemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73% less than the national average, earning R 64,164 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pemba9140,494/
Phimba83941/
Phamba83580/
Phembe83197/
Paemba83193/
Phomba8370/
Pfemba8318/
Piemba8317/
Peimba833/
Peemba831/
Pemboa831/
Pembha831/
Phenba831/
Phembo831/
Petemba7759/
Pahamba7712/
Pembaya7711/
Phember772/
Phombea771/
Phembis770/
Pembe7324,523/
Vemba7323,193/
Pamba7321,082/
Pembi735,733/
Pomba731,069/
Pembo73616/
Pimba73436/
Femba73318/
Pemby735/
Pemva732/
Pembé731/
Pembá731/
Pemwa731/
Phetembe7110/
Phombeah717/
Pechembi711/
Phombo671,963/
Pember671,905/
Feumba671,314/
Phimbi67352/
Pambai67287/
Vuemba67239/
Pembet67192/
Vhembo67171/
Pambha67160/
Pembeu67152/
Pambah67118/
Phambo67103/
Paimba6780/
Pembee6765/
Fuemba6754/
Viemba6739/
Pombea6734/
Pembie6728/
Pambay6725/
Piembi6721/
Pombai6717/
Paamba6715/
Pembou6714/
Pombah6712/
Pambaa6712/
Phimbe679/
Pambau677/
Pambea676/
Pombha676/
Pembis675/
Fohmba675/
Pembhi675/
Pfembi674/
Vaemba674/
Piomba673/
Peimbi672/
Puimba672/
Paembo672/
Pfembe672/
Pimbas672/
Pembey672/
Pombay671/
Feimba671/
Feamba671/
Pembui671/
Veemba671/
Peemby671/
Pembot671/
Pembid671/
Pa'mba671/
Peambo671/
Piembe671/
Vembay671/
Vhemwa671/
Vhembe671/
Vhamba671/
Phemvo671/
Phimbo671/
Piembo671/
Pimbai671/
Pombaa671/
Pemhwa671/
Pemway670/

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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 Phemba
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