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 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

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ghembe
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