Ghembe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Ghembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Ghembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghembe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ghembe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghembe live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 33 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 33 percent are found and West Region, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghembea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ghembed | 92 | 1 | / |
| Gembe | 91 | 4,264 | / |
| Guembe | 83 | 1,048 | / |
| Ngembe | 83 | 688 | / |
| Gember | 83 | 175 | / |
| Gembeš | 83 | 36 | / |
| Giembe | 83 | 34 | / |
| Gembey | 83 | 30 | / |
| Gembes | 83 | 20 | / |
| Gembeh | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nghmbe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Gembet | 83 | 3 | / |
| Gembei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ghimbe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gembee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Getembe | 77 | 277 | / |
| Guembes | 77 | 201 | / |
| Gesembe | 77 | 130 | / |
| Gisembe | 77 | 93 | / |
| Gitembe | 77 | 71 | / |
| Guember | 77 | 68 | / |
| Gembets | 77 | 20 | / |
| Ngeembe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nggembe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gembesh | 77 | 4 | / |
| Getmbeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ghmbeer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngembeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nghembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Giembeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gemmber | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gemba | 73 | 1,181 | / |
| Gimbe | 73 | 263 | / |
| Gembi | 73 | 77 | / |
| Ngmbe | 73 | 49 | / |
| Gömbe | 73 | 38 | / |
| Gemby | 73 | 25 | / |
| Genbe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ngiembeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghembouj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gimber | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Guimbe | 67 | 824 | / |
| Genbeş | 67 | 151 | / |
| Ngembi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Gembis | 67 | 61 | / |
| Gembiś | 67 | 25 | / |
| Guenbe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Genber | 67 | 23 | / |
| Gaimbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Gembić | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ghimbi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gembiy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Guemby | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gembai | 67 | 9 | / |
| Guembi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngimbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Giemba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gemboa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gembay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Genbee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gimbet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Guumbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gemboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gienbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgenbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gmbeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gembyś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goimbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guessembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gömbei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghmbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gimbeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geemba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Ghembe
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