Gesembe Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gesembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gesembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718

Gesembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gesembe is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gesembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,573,888th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Gesembe are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 56 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 40 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Esembe92746/
Guessembe881/
Getembe86277/
Essembe86123/
Gisembe8693/
Gasembe8663/
Ngeembe864/
Sesembe864/
Esember861/
Gegembe861/
Eshembe861/
Gezembe861/
Gesemba861/
Gassembe8061/
Essember8011/
Eschembe808/
Chesembe804/
Ceshembe801/
Essembey801/
Gitsembe801/
Giesemby800/
Esimbe77984/
Ezembe77668/
Esemba77549/
Isembe77194/
Seumbe7776/
Esembi7729/
Ghembe776/
Gasmbe772/
Geemba771/
Esenbe771/
Yeshembet752,094/
Eisembeis751/
Eschember751/
Gisemba713,586/
Gesimba711,315/
Issembe711,122/
Yisembe71137/
Ishembe71129/
Gazembe71104/
Gitembe7171/
Gesambi7152/
Sesimbe7141/
Gasambe7128/
Essimbe7126/
Cesembi7118/
Esembay718/
Esenbey716/
Gezemba716/
Etsimbe714/
Jigembe714/
Gasimbe713/
Gasembi713/
Yesemba712/
Gizembe711/
Etsembi711/
Essembi711/
Essemba711/
Ysembet711/
Jisembe711/
Eshimbe711/
Echembe711/
Esembai711/
Gasombe711/
Ghembed711/
Isembea711/
Iseambe711/
Gassmbe711/
Gisombe711/
Gisembi711/
Getmbeh711/
Gigembe711/
Ghembea711/
Ezzembe711/
Esemveh711/
Seambea710/
Eiseimbeis710/
Gassambe673,323/
Chisembe67934/
Gassimbe67198/
Ishember6787/
Gassombe6754/
Gezenbey6725/
Eshimbet678/
Essembit674/
Geshimba674/
Djetembe673/
Eschemba672/
Eisenber672/
Guesmbai671/
Aisember671/
Hisembee671/
Eisenbei671/
Eisenbey671/
Ishembee671/
Jiggembe671/
Gaisenbe671/
Guesenby670/
Geenbeys670/
Esenbech670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gesembe
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