Ekembi Surname
Approximately 317 people bear this surname
Ekembi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 294 | 1:251,291 | 23,908 |
| Mauritania | 10 | 1:409,486 | 16,302 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Ekembi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ekembi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ekembi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﻤﺒﻲ) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ekembi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ekembi is the 858,879th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ekembi are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 93 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Ekembi is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 251,291. Barring The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 3 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gekembi | 92 | 82 | / |
| Ekaembi | 92 | 62 | / |
| Ekembai | 92 | 9 | / |
| Ekeambi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ekiembi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Jekemboi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akembi | 83 | 2,242 | / |
| Ekambi | 83 | 1,854 | / |
| Ekembe | 83 | 772 | / |
| Ekemba | 83 | 438 | / |
| Ekombi | 83 | 212 | / |
| Ikembi | 83 | 28 | / |
| Okembi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ekemby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Jekemba | 77 | 106 | / |
| Ekenbai | 77 | 52 | / |
| Akembai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Eckembe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ekiombi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jekembe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Akhembi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yekembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Echembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okiembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekiembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekembeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekkambi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ekmba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Akmbi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ekmbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Okmbi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jhekemba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ekahambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okombi | 67 | 8,668 | / |
| Ikombi | 67 | 3,711 | / |
| Ekombe | 67 | 2,564 | / |
| Akambi | 67 | 1,772 | / |
| Ikemba | 67 | 1,315 | / |
| Ekambe | 67 | 402 | / |
| Akombi | 67 | 345 | / |
| Akembe | 67 | 297 | / |
| Ikembe | 67 | 249 | / |
| Akimbi | 67 | 222 | / |
| Ikambi | 67 | 214 | / |
| Okambi | 67 | 154 | / |
| Okembe | 67 | 150 | / |
| Ekamby | 67 | 146 | / |
| Ekimba | 67 | 138 | / |
| Ekimbe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ikimbi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Akemby | 67 | 19 | / |
| Okimbi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akenbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yokmbi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ekomby | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ekenby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ikmbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heikhambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eakmbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekenba | 67 | 1 | / |
Ekembi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ekembi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻛﻤﺒﻲ | akmby | 75 |
| ﺃﻛﻤﺐ | akmb | 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ekembi
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