Ghembe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Ghembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghembea921/
Ghembed921/
Gembe914,264/
Guembe831,048/
Ngembe83688/
Gember83175/
Gembeš8336/
Giembe8334/
Gembey8330/
Gembes8320/
Gembeh839/
Nghmbe834/
Gembet833/
Gembei832/
Ghimbe831/
Gembee831/
Getembe77277/
Guembes77201/
Gesembe77130/
Gisembe7793/
Gitembe7771/
Guember7768/
Gembets7720/
Ngeembe774/
Nggembe774/
Gembesh774/
Getmbeh771/
Ghmbeer771/
Ngembeh771/
Nghembi771/
Giembeh771/
Gemmber771/
Gemba731,181/
Gimbe73263/
Gembi7377/
Ngmbe7349/
Gömbe7338/
Gemby7325/
Genbe733/
Ngiembeh711/
Ghembouj711/
Gimber671,005/
Guimbe67824/
Genbeş67151/
Ngembi6765/
Gembis6761/
Gembiś6725/
Guenbe6723/
Genber6723/
Gaimbe6717/
Gembić6714/
Ghimbi6710/
Gembiy6710/
Guemby6710/
Gembai679/
Guembi677/
Ngimbe676/
Giemba676/
Gemboa675/
Gembay674/
Genbee674/
Gimbet672/
Guumbe672/
Gemboy671/
Gimbey671/
Gimbee671/
Gimbea671/
Gimbie671/
Gienbe671/
Kgenbe671/
Gmbeer671/
Gembyś671/
Goimbe671/
Goembi671/
Guessembe671/
Gömbei671/
Giembi671/
Ghmbai671/
Gimbeh671/
Geemba671/

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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
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  • 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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