Hemba Surname

109,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Hemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,2791:77,7285,540
Tanzania5161:102,60010,029
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
Ukraine3241:140,50219,687
India2701:2,840,98386,804
Nepal1341:212,5443,021
Ivory Coast821:281,35610,805
Ecuador771:206,5697,938
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Hemba (556) may also be a first name.

Hemba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hemba (Bengali: হেম্বা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺐ, Hindi: हेम्बा, Marathi: हेमा, Oriya: େବକ) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hemba is the 109,808th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,720,384 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Hemba reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 55 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 356,749th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 556 people.

It is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,279 people, or 1 in 77,728. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 87 percent live, Taraba, where 2 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Other than Nigeria Hemba occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Hemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hemba surname is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Hemba surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

Hemba earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chemba91650/
Khemba91167/
Hembah91100/
Hiemba9190/
Hembas9115/
Hembay9112/
Hembad917/
Henmba916/
Heumba914/
Haemba914/
Hembaa914/
Hoemba911/
Hembau911/
Heamba911/
Hembea911/
Emba895,337/
Chembea83508/
Hembach83409/
Cheemba8382/
Chembai8355/
Hembeap8316/
Chembay8311/
Chembaa834/
Chembah833/
Chembas833/
Hetemba833/
Heembai833/
Cheumba832/
Kheamba832/
Hembaya831/
Cheamba831/
Chiemba831/
Chembat831/
Chetmba831/
Chembaz831/
Haembai831/
Hamba8016,161/
Hembe802,286/
Jemba802,226/
Hemby802,086/
Homba801,949/
Gemba801,181/
Embay80690/
Embat80568/
Himba80522/
Hembi80360/
Hemwa80330/
Embad80228/
Embah80156/
Henba80153/
Embas80151/
Hembo80145/
Embau80124/
Aemba80114/
Eamba8082/
Hymba8070/
Embea8051/
Eumba8050/
Emboa8048/
Eimba8042/
Embai8041/
Embap8017/
Eemba807/
Emmba807/
Iemba806/
Ahmba805/
Embga803/
Oemba802/
Embaa801/
Embha801/
Hemva801/
Hemua801/
Heimbach774,795/
Chitemba77147/
Chembaya7730/
Haisemba7725/
Chisemba7715/
Cheimbay778/
Ioehemba774/
Eschemba772/
Chesimba771/
Heimbath771/
Chembe7316,233/
Chimba738,515/
Chembo737,973/
Khembo737,493/
Ahamba731,929/
Esimba73800/
Esemba73549/
Embach73478/
Chymba73369/
Isemba73320/
Chemwa73264/
Embahe73240/
Hember73238/
Himbau73156/
Itemba73146/
Haembo73133/
Hambai73126/
Jembai7396/
Khembi7372/
Khembe7369/
Hiembi7369/
Etemba7365/
Hembei7362/
Hembey7360/
Hambay7358/
Hambah7357/
Himbas7352/
Hjembo7348/
Hembes7347/
Heimbi7341/
Chembi7336/
Hanmba7335/
Chenba7329/
Hombah7327/
Khimba7323/
Hiembe7323/
Jembau7323/
Hemway7322/
Embaya7321/
Heimby7320/
Himbat7316/
Embaid7315/
Hambau7312/
Himbai7310/
Hemvay739/
Gembai739/
Embeap738/
Gembau737/
Haamba737/
Etimba736/
Embass736/
Embaha735/
Hombau735/
Hembot734/
Gembay734/
Heembe734/
Henmbe734/
Hambaj734/
Hembee733/
Heumbe733/
Hiembo733/
Embaay733/
Heumbo733/
Hombay733/
Hembie732/
Himbah732/
Embaia732/
Heumbi732/
Hembou732/
Henbai732/
Hombai732/
Jiemba732/
Chemua731/
Hembej731/
Hembuj731/
Hembys731/
Hemvad731/
Hejmbj731/
Himbaj731/
Eimbga731/
Iohmba731/
Emnbea731/
Hemmbe731/
Hembeh731/
Iehmba731/
Himbay731/
Hiomba731/
Jeamba731/
Jembea731/
Hembhy731/
Hembiy731/
Hemboj731/
Henmbi731/
Hambea731/
Embgai731/
Emboha731/
Chemby731/
Geemba731/
Embahh731/
Embaus731/
Heimbe731/
Hemboh731/
Hemwat731/
Hymbai731/
Hemboy730/
Embeau730/
Haissemba7148/
Echembach7113/
Heimbauch714/
Chichemba711/
Chesimbai711/
Omba6746,931/
Amba6734,046/
Imba674,011/
Chiomba673,261/
Embi672,226/
Embo671,114/
Embe671,100/
Cheembo671,032/
Chimbay67759/
Cheembe67511/
Enba67361/
Emby67245/
Chembou67239/
Chimbau67203/
Eschembach67179/
Emua67169/
Chenbai67141/
Chembeu67118/
Ichimba67110/
Chenbap6782/
Henbach6781/
Hembets6773/
Hembych6761/
Hitimba6760/
Khaimba6756/
Chaimba6751/
Emva6744/
Chymbai6744/
Himbaut6742/
Chember6739/
Chimbad6739/
Hemberh6736/
Essimba6735/
Emwa6734/
Chimbga6728/
Ymba6728/
Esimbay6724/
Khimbaj6723/
Henbeau6723/
Heemboo6719/
Chemwai6718/
Chiembe6715/
Isembay6711/
Hiembeh6711/
Esimbai679/
Esembay678/
Chimbai678/
Hemboot677/
Chymbay676/
Chemboi676/
Chembet675/
Ahanmba675/
Chhembi674/
Khenbai674/
Chimbaa674/
Chimbaz674/
Chenbay673/
Chuimba673/
Chemuha673/
Chimbah673/
Cheambe673/
Chembei673/
Cheambi673/
Hemmway672/
Hambeau672/
Cheumbe672/
Isembai672/
Hembest672/
Haambai672/
Chembeh672/
Jmba672/
Ahambay672/
Kheambo672/
Issemba672/
Chembie672/
Chembey671/
Chembis671/
Chennba671/
Chhembe671/
Hemberr671/
Hesembo671/
Heimbeh671/
Heimber671/
Eambach671/
Esembai671/
Chihmba671/
Aheembe671/
Essymba671/
Hytembe671/
Hoineba671/
Isembea671/
Khembee671/
Hammbah671/
Hahamba671/
Embault671/
Embâ671/
Echembe671/
Echembi671/
Chiembi671/
Chenbaz671/
Chembos671/
Chimbat671/
Cheumwa671/
Hitembo671/
Chembit671/
Esimbas671/
Echimba671/
Essemba671/
Embj671/
Hhambai671/
Hembood671/
Hembyts671/
Hembich670/
Himbach670/
Embasch670/
Heimbey670/
Hembeth670/
Hemnway670/
Hembett670/
Himbaud670/

Hemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hemba in the Bengali language
হেম্বাhemba-
Hemba in the Hindi language
हेम्बाhemba-
Hemba in the Marathi language
हेमाhema-
Hemba in the Oriya language
େବକebaka50
େଦଇeda'i50
Hemba in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻫﻤﺐhmb33.33
ﺣﻤﺐhmb33.33
ﻫﻤﺪﺏhmdb33.33

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