Gwembe Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Gwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gwembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe3981:38,7905,998
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Gwembe (13) may also be a first name.

Gwembe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gwembe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gwembe occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gwembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gwembe is the 523,160th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 11,735,179 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Gwembe live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name in the world, borne by 13 people.

Gwembe is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 398 people, or 1 in 38,790. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 30 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 27 percent reside and Harare Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 21 percent reside and Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngcwembe86324/
Hgcwembe861/
Ngwembeh861/
Kwembe835,094/
Gwambe831,818/
Guembe831,048/
Gwemba83670/
Gwembi8354/
Gwimbe8327/
Gwombe832/
Gwenbe831/
Gbembe831/
Cwembe831/
Ngweambea804/
Kwembeh7791/
Ghuembe7725/
Kwember7714/
Gwambeh779/
Gwambie779/
Gouembe774/
Ngwimbe772/
Ncwembe772/
Ngwembi772/
Kwembez771/
Ggwemba771/
Kgwemba771/
Kwembea771/
Guhembe771/
Gweimba771/
Gbembea771/
Gwambee771/
Gwaambe771/
Ngwenbe771/
Gwmba732/
Kwmbe731/
Ghouembe7163/
Gbehembe719/
Gwehemba711/
N'Kwembe711/
Ngwimbeh711/
Nkwembeh711/
Guimbe67824/
Kwambe67381/
Gwimbi67282/
Gwambi67267/
Kuembe67145/
Kwemba67111/
Gbembi6768/
Kwenbe6745/
Kwembi6726/
Guenbe6723/
Gwimba6711/
Guemby6710/
Guembi677/
Kwombe674/
Qwambe672/
Gvambe672/
Guombe671/
Quembe671/
Gwenbi671/

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Footnotes

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