Cembi Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8071:67,1358,411
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cembi (15) may also be a first name.

Cembi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cembi is found most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cembi is the 420,906th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 8,844,109 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Cembi are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Cembi is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.

It is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 807 people, or 1 in 67,135. In South Africa Cembi is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 63 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Cembi Last Name Statistics demography

Cembi earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning R 208,260 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chembi9136/
Cesmbi917/
Cembis915/
Cembić911/
Chembai8355/
Tchembi837/
Chemboi836/
Chhembi834/
Chembei833/
Cheambi833/
Chembis831/
Schembi831/
Chembit831/
Kembi803,557/
Sembi801,779/
Cembe80534/
Cemba80484/
Zembi80104/
Jembi8092/
Gembi8077/
Cimbi8077/
Qembi8012/
Xembi802/
Cenbi802/
Chmbi801/
Cemby800/
Kemboi7373,117/
Chembe7316,233/
Chimbi731,817/
Sembai731,159/
Sembhi731,129/
Djembi73895/
Sehmbi73721/
Cembes73284/
Čembić73164/
Cember73134/
Jembai7396/
Sembio7383/
Shembi7374/
Khembi7372/
Gembis7361/
Chemwi7352/
Kuembi7349/
Kembai7343/
Chenbi7343/
Jembei7334/
Cimbit7328/
Kembie7327/
Gembiś7325/
Kembei7323/
Ciembe7321/
Jembit7319/
Zembić7317/
Kaembi7316/
Cembey7316/
Semboi7316/
Cimbis7314/
Gembić7314/
Cimbiz7312/
Zembis7311/
Kiembi7311/
Gembiy7310/
Czemba7310/
Sembui7310/
Gembai739/
Csemba738/
Tcemba737/
Sembit735/
Caembe735/
Cesmby733/
Sembis733/
Sembei733/
Kembio732/
Zembie732/
Zembai732/
Gembei732/
Jembis732/
Chmbai731/
Coimbi731/
Zhembi731/
Chmbis731/
Kenmbi731/
Jeimbi731/
Keumbi731/
Zeambi731/
Sembie731/
Giembi731/
Chemby731/
Zembei731/
Zembio731/
Cembez731/
Cuimbi731/
Jeembi731/
Scemba730/
Cheembe67511/
Chembea67508/
Chemwei67174/
Chenbai67141/
Tchembe67131/
Siembid67102/
Czember6758/
Schemba6749/
Chymbai6744/
Gembicz6742/
Chember6739/
Chemwoi6735/
Shembhi6727/
Chemwai6718/
Chembay6711/
Zhembiy6711/
Zhembei6710/
Chimbai678/
Tchimbi678/
Sembeit677/
Siembit677/
Zhembyi677/
Sehmbhi676/
Seambhi676/
Tsembis675/
Sehembi675/
Chembet675/
Chemuit675/
Keemboi675/
Chenbei675/
Shemmbi674/
Smbi674/
Chimbio674/
Kaembai674/
Gembich673/
Cheambe673/
Cmba673/
Sembitt672/
Saembai672/
Shembai672/
Schembe672/
Chaimbi672/
Chembeh672/
Tshembi672/
Keimbai672/
Kembich671/
Keymbai671/
Chimbei671/
Chembey671/
Chhembe671/
Zembich671/
Seembai671/
Suembai671/
Zeambio671/
Keambai671/
Kehembi671/
Khiembi671/
Koembai671/
Sietmbi671/
Schimbi671/
Gembisz671/
Djembai671/
Djemboi671/
Dzembui671/
Cchembe671/
Kmbi671/
Kemmboi671/
Kemnboi671/
Kkemboi671/
Keimboi671/
Chemnui671/
Tsembei671/
Shembie671/
Shembui671/
Semboit671/
Cnbi671/
Cheemui671/
Chimbui671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cembi
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