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 surname Gemb (Russian: Гемб) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gemb is the 1,736,881st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Gemb are found; 87 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 87 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Gemb is also the 1,350,955th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Chimbu, where 72 percent are found, Madang, where 21 percent are found and Jiwaka, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Gemb exists in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent are found.

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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