Gemb Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

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

Gemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gemb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066

Gemb (54) may also be a first name.

Gemb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gemb (Russian: Гемб) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Gemb.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name Gemb is primarily found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Gemb live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Gemb is also the 1,350,955th most widespread first name globally, borne by 54 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea Gemb is primarily concentrated in: Chimbu, where 72 percent live, Madang, where 21 percent live and Jiwaka, where 7 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gembs8942/
Ngemb8918/
Ghemb891/
Emb8692/
Gmb8610/
Semb751,220/
Gamb75375/
Zemb75291/
Hemb75269/
Embs75245/
Gemp75136/
Yemb7595/
Gomb7578/
Embt7529/
Eimb7524/
Gimb7514/
Eamb756/
Genb754/
Gemv754/
Gmbh754/
Gmbd752/
Cemb752/
Emhb751/
Ngmb751/
Jemb751/
Gmbs751/
Gmbt751/
Gnmb751/
Hgmb751/
Kgmb751/
Gembová734/
Gembova732/
Gempp67482/
Ihemb67427/
Gambh67395/
Hembd67350/
Goimb6781/
Gempe6770/
Gempf6752/
Isemb6727/
Hembt6721/
Gempt6713/
Gimbs6712/
Esimb678/
Etimb677/
Hembs676/
Itemb676/
Ghamb675/
Chemb675/
Siemb674/
Esemb672/
Gemps672/
Gambp672/
Ytemb671/
Yhemb671/
Gombp671/
Guimb671/
Jembs671/
Hembh671/
Ehemb671/
Zeimb671/
Ziemb671/
Sembh671/
Sehmb671/
Suemb671/
Zeamb671/
Djemb671/
Seemb671/
Gmbpt671/
Zembt671/
Ngimb671/
Heimb671/
Jhemb671/

Gemb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gemb in the Russian language
Гембgemb-

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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 Gemb
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