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 last name Ghembe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghembe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghembe live; 67 percent live in Central Africa and 67 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Ghembe is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Ghembe is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 33 percent are found and West Region, where 33 percent are found. Beside Cameroon Ghembe is found 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
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- 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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