Gbembo Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Gbembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gbembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia851:51,8654,614
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

Gbembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gbembo is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gbembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,573,888th most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Gbembo occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Gbembo are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Gbembo is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 51,865. In Liberia Gbembo is mostly concentrated in: Lofa County, where 76 percent live, Grand Cape Mount County, where 11 percent live and Bong County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Liberia Gbembo is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gbeambo9221/
Gbeimbo921/
Gbmbo911/
Gbambo83393/
Guembo83146/
Gbemba8338/
Gbenbo8327/
Gbombo8322/
Gwembo832/
Guembou77123/
Ngwembo774/
Ngbemba774/
Gbeunbo772/
Gouembo772/
Gbienbo771/
Gbaimbo771/
Gbeamba771/
Gbeimba771/
Ngwembou712/
Ngwemboh712/
Gueambou711/
Quembo6712,992/
Gwemba67670/
Gbamba67585/
Guimbo67174/
Kwembo6782/
Guemba6731/
Gbomba6723/
Guemwo6718/
Gqumbo672/
Qwembo671/
Gbenuo671/

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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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  • 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 Gbembo
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