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 last name Hemba (Bengali: হেম্বা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺐ, Hindi: हेम्बा, Marathi: हेमा, Oriya: େବକ) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 109,808th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,720,384 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Hemba are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Hemba is also the 356,749th most widely held given name globally, borne by 556 people.

It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,279 people, or 1 in 77,728. In Nigeria Hemba is most frequent in: Benue, where 87 percent live, Taraba, where 2 percent live and Nasarawa, where 2 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Hemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Hemba last name are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.57% being registered to vote for 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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