Zembah Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Zembah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 36 | 1:113,746 | 6,801 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Zembah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zembah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Zembah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺯﻣﺒﺎﺡ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Zembah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zembah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Zembah occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zembah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 113,746. In Mauritania Zembah is primarily concentrated in: Brakna Region, where 58 percent are found, Hodh Chargui Region, where 33 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Malawi, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zembaha | 92 | 32 | / |
| Zemba | 91 | 13,798 | / |
| Ziemba | 83 | 9,681 | / |
| Zimbah | 83 | 165 | / |
| Zsemba | 83 | 95 | / |
| Dzemba | 83 | 83 | / |
| Zhemba | 83 | 32 | / |
| Zambah | 83 | 14 | / |
| Czemba | 83 | 10 | / |
| Zeimba | 83 | 9 | / |
| Zombah | 83 | 7 | / |
| Zeamba | 83 | 7 | / |
| Zembai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zembaa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Zaemba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dziemba | 77 | 741 | / |
| Zheemba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dzembea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zombeah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zimba | 73 | 184,084 | / |
| Zamba | 73 | 14,063 | / |
| Zomba | 73 | 5,512 | / |
| Zembo | 73 | 1,396 | / |
| Cemba | 73 | 484 | / |
| Zymba | 73 | 101 | / |
| Čemba | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dziembaj | 71 | 68 | / |
| Dzimba | 67 | 2,573 | / |
| Dzomba | 67 | 1,987 | / |
| Dzamba | 67 | 692 | / |
| Chemba | 67 | 650 | / |
| Czomba | 67 | 458 | / |
| Zeambo | 67 | 391 | / |
| Ziembo | 67 | 214 | / |
| Zhamba | 67 | 188 | / |
| Zhomba | 67 | 145 | / |
| Dzembo | 67 | 86 | / |
| Tsemba | 67 | 74 | / |
| Zombea | 67 | 70 | / |
| Zambai | 67 | 62 | / |
| Zombai | 67 | 48 | / |
| Zsamba | 67 | 39 | / |
| Zambea | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zembou | 67 | 27 | / |
| Zaimba | 67 | 26 | / |
| Zimbha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Zimbai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Zemboy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zombay | 67 | 9 | / |
| Csemba | 67 | 8 | / |
| Tcemba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zambaa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zambay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zimboh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Czembo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zimmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zonbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zambau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zembei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tzamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zomboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zimbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scemba | 67 | 0 | / |
Zembah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zembah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺯﻣﺒﺎﺡ | zmbah | 87.5 |
| ﺯﻣﺒﺢ | zmbh | 6.25 |
| ﺯﻧﺒﺎﺡ | znbah | 6.25 |
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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 Zembah
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