Gembu Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

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

Gembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Gembu (32) may also be a first name.

Gembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gembu (Marathi: गबु) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gembu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,214,709th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. Gembu occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Gembu live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Gembu is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 32 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 1,009,536. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: Central Sulawesi, where 90 percent reside, Bali, where 8 percent reside and West Sulawesi, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gembus91407/
Ngembu9172/
Gembuś9160/
Guembu9155/
Ghembu9114/
Gembuh9112/
Gembau917/
Gembou913/
Embu89826/
Gmbu891/
Guembou83123/
Ghembud8330/
Ngembou8318/
Gembusz8313/
Nghembu8311/
Ghembou834/
Nggembu833/
Gembuch832/
Guembeu832/
Ngembuh831/
Ngiembu831/
Gambu804,452/
Embus801,398/
Gombu801,089/
Sembu80520/
Jembu80452/
Gimbu80384/
Embut80298/
Genbu80235/
Zembu80165/
Embau80124/
Hembu80120/
Yembu8098/
Embou8071/
Embuz8047/
Embud8014/
Embui8014/
Embuh8013/
Cembu808/
Embgu803/
Embeu802/
Embuy802/
Giembusz777/
Geymbuch771/
Ghembouj771/
Nghembou771/
Gueambou771/
Guembeue771/
Guembeuh771/
Guembouz771/
Gombau73718/
Itembu73474/
Ngimbu73329/
Gimbut73209/
Hembus73208/
Chembu73136/
Gambau73108/
Hembut7385/
Siembu7375/
Yembou7361/
Gambhu7341/
Gimbus7339/
Gombeu7339/
Zembou7327/
Jembau7323/
Djembu7321/
Yembuu7319/
Gambeu7317/
Gimbou7315/
Sembhu7314/
Sembuh7314/
Ihembu7313/
Yembuh7313/
Heembu7312/
Sembeu7310/
Sembui7310/
Yembeu7310/
Jembut737/
Gimbau737/
Ghimbu734/
Ghambu734/
Jembuh734/
Eambut734/
Emboud733/
Embout733/
Sembau733/
Khembu733/
Guimbu733/
Embush732/
Hembou732/
Hembuj731/
Embouh731/
Gaimbu731/
Gimbui731/
Hembau731/
Gombhu731/
Gombuh731/
Guemvu731/
Ghombu731/
Gimbuh731/
Gambuh731/
Etembu731/
Embaus731/
Genbau731/
Genbut731/
Jembus731/
Jembuu731/
Guembauth712/
Guimbou671,279/
Imbu671,182/
Iitembu67631/
Enbu67534/
Chembou67239/
Zembout67226/
Zgimbau67185/
Aitembu67163/
Chembeu67118/
Djembou6738/
Jeambut6724/
Zembuch6722/
Yitembu6721/
Zhembus6715/
Ghambou6712/
Ngaimbu6710/
Hembuch679/
Gimbutt677/
Smbu676/
Ymbu675/
Embusch674/
Emvu674/
Iheambu673/
Guimbus673/
Zembush672/
Embú672/
Ytembeu672/
Ghombou672/
Cheambu671/
Heimbuh671/
E'Mboud671/
Embouth671/
Emboutt671/
Genbhau671/
Ngoimbu671/
Guenbuh671/
Jeambeu671/
Jeumbeu671/
Jeumbou671/
Ngenbou671/
Yembouh671/
Gombeuh671/
Guenbou671/
Ghambau671/
Gimbous671/
Gimbult671/
Ghenbou671/
Embault671/
Gaimbou671/
Gammbou671/
Echembu671/
Zmbu671/
Etembou671/
Jiembus671/
Jmbu671/
Heambut671/

Gembu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gembu in the Marathi language
गबुgabu94.44
गबूgabu5.56

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