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 is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghembe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghembe is the 7,593,402nd most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Ghembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ghembe reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Ghembe is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 33 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 33 percent reside and West Region, where 33 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Nigeria, where 17 percent reside.
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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