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) has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemb? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,736,881st most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 87 percent of Gemb reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly occurring given name at a global level, borne by 54 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 84,059. In Papua New Guinea Gemb is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 72 percent reside, Madang, where 21 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Papua New Guinea Gemb is found in one country. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 13 percent reside.

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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gemb
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