Ahembe Surname
Approximately 1,805 people bear this surname
Ahembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,694 | 1:104,571 | 7,036 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Ahembe (365) may also be a first name.
Ahembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ahembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ahembe is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ahembe.
How Common Is The Last Name Ahembe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ahembe is the 225,189th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,037,422 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ahembe are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 94 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Ahembe is also the 455,540th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 365 people.
It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,694 people, or 1 in 104,571. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 91 percent reside, Taraba, where 2 percent reside and Cross River, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hahembe | 92 | 30 | / |
| Ahembeh | 92 | 4 | / |
| Aahembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aheembe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aembe | 91 | 9,739 | / |
| Ahembi | 83 | 90 | / |
| Ohembe | 83 | 61 | / |
| Ahenbe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Ehembe | 83 | 17 | / |
| Ahimbe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Heumbe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Ahemboa | 77 | 62 | / |
| Aheamba | 77 | 4 | / |
| Aembi | 73 | 75 | / |
| Eumbe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Oembe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ohemba | 67 | 373 | / |
| Haemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ohembi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ehimbe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ahimbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heumbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ohenbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Auimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiemba | 62 | 905 | / |
| Gaembai | 62 | 4 | / |
| Ouaimbe | 62 | 4 | / |
| Haembai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ouaîmbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Houimbe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ehimbeh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Hajjemba | 57 | 1 | / |
| Oembi | 55 | 21 | / |
| Eumbi | 55 | 9 | / |
| Aoimba | 50 | 6 | / |
| Ohimba | 50 | 3 | / |
| Goembi | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Ahembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis