Gembe Surname

109,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Gembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,9311:18,0632,308
Mexico3281:378,4347,685
Swaziland2781:4,670333
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
DR Congo1371:539,26742,095
South Africa1081:501,64540,799
Indonesia821:1,612,795106,468
Kenya791:584,55627,458
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Gembe (326) may also be a first name.

Gembe Last Name Facts

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

Gembe (Russian: Гембе) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,165th most widely held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,709,087 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Gembe are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 485,722nd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 326 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,931 people, or 1 in 18,063. In Tanzania Gembe is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 20 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 16 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 8 percent reside and Swaziland, where 7 percent reside.

Gembe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gembe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gembe surname rose 731 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gembe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gembe surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gembe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 27.63% less than the national average, earning R 171,972 per year and in United States they earn 43.1% less than the national average, earning $24,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guembe911,048/
Ngembe91688/
Gember91175/
Gembeš9136/
Giembe9134/
Gembey9130/
Gembes9120/
Gembeh919/
Ghembe916/
Gembet913/
Gembei912/
Gembee911/
Embe891,100/
Guembes83201/
Guember8368/
Gembets8320/
Nggembe834/
Gembesh834/
Ngeembe834/
Ghembed831/
Ngembeh831/
Geyombe831/
Getmbeh831/
Giembeh831/
Ghembea831/
Gemmber831/
Embet8021,289/
Gombe809,138/
Sembe806,647/
Zembe804,588/
Gambe804,198/
Yembe803,750/
Jembe803,039/
Hembe802,286/
Ember801,636/
Gemba801,181/
Cembe80534/
Gimbe80263/
Embie80245/
Embee8097/
Embey8085/
Embeh8080/
Gembi8077/
Embea8051/
Ngmbe8049/
Gömbe8038/
Embes8035/
Eumbe8027/
Gemby8025/
Embed8022/
Gemue8017/
Embep8017/
Iembe806/
Embei805/
Žembe804/
Eembe804/
Genbe803/
Eambe802/
Embeu802/
Embge801/
Enmbe801/
Embhe801/
Ehmbe801/
Esmbe801/
Embez801/
Ngiembeh771/
Chembe7316,233/
Jember7313,255/
Itembe731,932/
Gimber731,005/
Esimbe73984/
Guimbe73824/
Esembe73746/
Djembe73690/
Gambee73482/
Zember73435/
Gambey73388/
Ihembe73383/
Sembeh73363/
Gambie73359/
Gambhe73306/
Ytembe73263/
Hember73238/
Etembe73207/
Isembe73194/
Đember73190/
Iember73183/
Ghambe73181/
Hyembe73166/
Genbeş73151/
Žember7384/
Ijembe7382/
Seumbe7376/
Sembee7375/
Yembet7372/
Khembe7369/
Ngembi7365/
Gombea7362/
Hembei7362/
Gembis7361/
Hembey7360/
Yiembe7359/
Sembey7357/
Hembes7347/
Gaambe7345/
Gambeh7344/
Siembe7344/
Ghombe7342/
Gombeu7339/
Sembea7337/
Jembei7334/
Ggombe7333/
Jembet7330/
Zembes7326/
Gembiś7325/
Genber7323/
Hiembe7323/
Guenbe7323/
Seembe7323/
Gombei7321/
Ehembe7317/
Gaimbe7317/
Gambeu7317/
Yember7316/
Cembey7316/
Zembet7314/
Gembić7314/
Getmue7312/
Gembiy7310/
Sembeu7310/
Yembeu7310/
Guemby7310/
Gembai739/
Embeap738/
Jjembe738/
Guembi737/
Jembie737/
Gombee736/
Gombeh736/
Ngimbe736/
Emberh736/
Giemba736/
Gemboa735/
Gembay734/
Genbee734/
Heembe734/
Ehimbe734/
Henmbe734/
Jembeh734/
Etimbe734/
Nghmbe734/
Yembei734/
Hembee733/
Heumbe733/
Gambea733/
Gombie733/
Yembeh733/
Sembei733/
Zhembe732/
Sembhe732/
Embett732/
Hembie732/
Gimbet732/
Zembie732/
Emberr732/
Ziembe732/
Yembie732/
Guumbe732/
Jeambe732/
Hembej731/
Eamber731/
Gemboy731/
Gimbey731/
Gimbee731/
Gimbie731/
Geemue731/
Gienbe731/
Eember731/
Kgenbe731/
Jembee731/
Emnbea731/
Hemmbe731/
Hembeh731/
Ghimbe731/
Jembea731/
Ngemwe731/
Zsembe731/
Sembie731/
Gembyś731/
Goimbe731/
Goembi731/
Gömbei731/
Ggambe731/
Giembi731/
Gimbeh731/
Gambei731/
Jtembe731/
Geemba731/
Hembea731/
Embeit731/
Emmber731/
Zembei731/
Saembe731/
Gmbeer731/
Gimbea731/
Heimbe731/
Gombey730/
Emba675,337/
Embi672,226/
Issembe671,122/
Imbe67569/
Cheembe67511/
Chembea67508/
Emby67245/
Sehmbey67218/
Yisembe67137/
Essembe67123/
Chembeu67118/
Yitembe67102/
Yetembe6775/
Hembets6773/
Jeambey6753/
Gembicz6742/
Chember6739/
Ngiembi6738/
Hemberh6736/
Ngaimbe6732/
Djember6728/
Essimbe6726/
Zembett6723/
Enbe6723/
Yembehe6721/
Guemues6719/
Hembeap6716/
Chiembe6715/
Hiembeh6711/
Emve6710/
Zhembei6710/
Győmber677/
Ngimbee676/
Dzhembe675/
Chembet675/
Guimber675/
Gmbi675/
Ittembe675/
Gimbeth674/
Gemboys674/
Gemuerr674/
Seembee674/
Ihember674/
Yihembe674/
Gaembai674/
Gembich673/
Gmba673/
Guimbey673/
Cheambe673/
Chembei673/
Jembett672/
Guenbes672/
Cheumbe672/
Hembest672/
Chembeh672/
Gambhie672/
Aytembe672/
Djembeh672/
Chembie672/
Ngembai672/
Zhembey671/
Chembey671/
Chhembe671/
Hemberr671/
Heimbeh671/
Heimber671/
Jmbe671/
Guenber671/
Guenbez671/
Gembych671/
Ghambhe671/
Zemmber671/
Semmbey671/
Guenbeh671/
Icember671/
Ihembeh671/
Hhyembe671/
Ehimbeh671/
Gimebee671/
Esember671/
Iheymbe671/
Aheembe671/
Iohembe671/
Ihiembe671/
Ghmbeer671/
Hytembe671/
Jeambeu671/
Jeumbeu671/
Isembea671/
Khembee671/
Ngemueh671/
Nghembi671/
Ngehmbi671/
Ziember671/
Ymbe671/
Gembisz671/
Gembycz671/
Giyombe671/
Gombeuh671/
Guimnbe671/
Djembes671/
Djembet671/
Echembe671/
Jisembe671/
Jenmber671/
Uanembe671/
Ysembet671/
Xmbe671/
Dziembe671/
Embj671/
Gmbeerh671/
Gmbj671/
Seambea670/
Gimbest670/
Heimbey670/
Gmby670/
Hembeth670/
Hembett670/

Gembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gembe in the Russian language
Гембеgembe-

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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 Gembe
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