Salembe Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Salembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Salembe (18) may also be a first name.

Salembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salembe is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Salembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 72 percent of Salembe reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 72 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The last name Salembe is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 3,075,563. In Indonesia Salembe is mostly concentrated in: South Sulawesi, where 88 percent reside, Southeast Sulawesi, where 7 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside and Angola, where 7 percent reside.

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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 Salembe
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