Walemba Surname

328,558th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,129 people bear this surname

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

Walemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo8071:91,54810,387
Uganda2131:183,28315,165
Zimbabwe731:211,48324,106
England211:2,653,24194,788
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Walemba (268) may also be a first name.

Walemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Walemba is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walemba is the 328,558th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,454,868 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Walemba reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 543,171st most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 268 people.

The surname Walemba is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 807 people, or 1 in 91,548. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found.

Walemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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
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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 Walemba
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