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Where Does The Last Name Hembe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hembe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻤﺐ, Marathi: हबे) is found most in Nigeria. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hembe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 185,395^th most common surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,187,903 people. Hembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Hembe live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 512,632^nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 296 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 191,299. In Nigeria Hembe is most common in: Benue, where 94 percent are found, Taraba, where 3 percent are found and Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.

Hembe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hembe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hembe last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hembe Last Name Statistics ^demography

Hembe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.3% less than the national average, earning R 127,608 per year.