Gazembe Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Gazembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gazembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso1011:181,7044,184
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Gazembe Last Name Facts

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

Gazembe is carried by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gazembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,806,862nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Gazembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gazembe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Gazembe is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 181,704. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Nord Region, where 79 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent live and Centre Region, where 5 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso Gazembe is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Azembe92661/
Gazmbe922/
Gazambe861,254/
Gazemba8665/
Gasembe8663/
Gazimbe8644/
Azember8633/
Azembeh8627/
Azenmbe861/
Hazembe861/
Azembet861/
Gezembe861/
Azmbe831/
Gassembe8061/
Hazeembe8059/
Ngazimbe806/
Gazambie802/
Azeambeh801/
Azimbe77287/
Azemba77272/
Azembi77231/
Asembe77149/
Ogembe7753/
Agembe7732/
Azenbe7726/
Ajembe7719/
Ozembe772/
Gasmbe772/
Azmbea771/
Azmbeh771/
Aizemberh753/
Hazemba711,506/
Gazimbi71412/
Asember71411/
Gasemba71202/
Gesembe71130/
Gozemba7155/
Asembea7141/
Gasambe7128/
Gacembi7114/
Adjembe7112/
Asembee719/
Gazimba715/
Hagembe715/
Azenber714/
Gasembi713/
Hajembe713/
Gasimbe713/
Gassmbe711/
Hazenbe711/
Gazenbi711/
Azeemba711/
Gasombe711/
Hasembe711/
Ngazimbi671,116/
Gassimbe67198/
Eizember6770/
Gezenbey6725/
Gorzemba6724/
Hasember6715/
Hazeemba676/
Gazzenby676/
Ngozembi675/
Adziemba674/
Goziemba673/
Asssembe672/
Asmbe672/
Ngasembi671/
Ghaznvee671/
Gaasemba671/
Gaisenbe671/
Aisember671/
Asenmber671/
Gachembi671/
Adgembes671/
Harzemba671/
Gassemba671/
Gozhombe671/
Azenberh671/
Azmba671/

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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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  • 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 Gazembe
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