Gelembo Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gelembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gelembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gelembo Last Name Facts

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

Gelembo occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gelembo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Gelembo reside; 93 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 93 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

Gelembo is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Milne Bay, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngelembo9321/
Elembo921,284/
Glembo9225/
Helembo86969/
Selembo86175/
Golembo86144/
Galembo86104/
Gelemba8648/
Elembou8639/
Elembot8615/
Eliembo865/
Elemboa864/
Gelambo864/
Gilembo864/
Glemboy861/
Yelembo861/
Elmbo8312/
Khelembo80233/
Ngelemba8075/
Guelemba8021/
Sielembo801/
Hhelembo801/
Zelembou801/
Eilembou801/
Elemba772,497/
Glemba77753/
Ilembo77558/
Elimbo7771/
Helmbo7733/
Glenbo775/
Galmbo774/
Elenbo772/
Gelnbo771/
Selemba71851/
Golemba71818/
Galemba71490/
Zilembo71189/
Gilombo71169/
Silembo71132/
Gilambo71109/
Yelemba71100/
Galombo7169/
Gelamba7135/
Helemba7134/
Gilemba7133/
Galimbo7113/
Eliombo7112/
Galambo719/
Elimboz718/
Golombo715/
Elembah713/
Helimbo712/
Illembo712/
Glenboy711/
Ellemba711/
Gilimbo711/
Jilembo711/
Ilemboi711/
Helenbo711/
Celemba711/
Ailembo711/
Chilembo6710,535/
Gallemba67190/
Khelemba67163/
Galiemba6718/
Golombou6712/
Gallambo679/
Chelemba676/
Elembaas674/
Galambou671/
Elmba671/
Hailembo671/
Guelimba671/
Tjelemba671/
Elehemba671/
Helmbout671/
Helenboi671/

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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 Gelembo
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