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

The surname Gazembe is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gazembe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gazembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gazembe live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 181,704. In Burkina Faso it is primarily concentrated in: Nord Region, where 79 percent reside, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Burkina Faso Gazembe exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.

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
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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 Gazembe
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