Ihembe Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Ihembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ihembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2391:741,18333,732
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Tanzania161:3,308,85150,463
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Ihembe (18) may also be a first name.

Ihembe Last Name Facts

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

Ihembe is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ihembe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 749,861st most widely held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name Ihembe is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Ihembe reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most common forename on earth, held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 741,183. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 87 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 4 percent reside and Kaduna, where 3 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yihembe924/
Ihember924/
Ihiembe921/
Iohembe921/
Iheymbe921/
Ihembeh921/
Iembe916/
Ihemba8318,278/
Uhembe83729/
Iember83183/
Hyembe83166/
Ijembe8382/
Yiembe8359/
Giembe8334/
Hiembe8323/
Ehembe8317/
Ihimbe834/
Ihymbe831/
Iyhmbe831/
Ihembi831/
Embe801,100/
Yihemba77586/
Hihemba77109/
Hiembeh7711/
Giembeh771/
Ihenmba771/
Aheembe771/
Jihemba771/
Hhyembe771/
Gembe734,264/
Yembe733,750/
Jembe733,039/
Embee7397/
Embey7385/
Embea7351/
Iemba736/
Embei735/
Ehmbe731/
Embhe731/
Enmbe731/
Embge731/
Ihiombee716/
Jember6713,255/
Iyombe671,837/
Ijemba67177/
Hyembi67134/
Yhemba67103/
Hiemba6790/
Yembet6772/
Ihimba6772/
Hiembi6769/
Ihenwe6767/
Jembei6734/
Gembey6730/
Jembet6730/
Yember6716/
Yembeu6710/
Gembeh679/
Jjembe678/
Jembie677/
Hyemba677/
Uhenbe676/
Yembei674/
Ehimbe674/
Jembeh674/
Yembeh673/
Yembie672/
Ijembi672/
Jeambe672/
Jiemba672/
Gembei672/
Jiimbe671/
Ijimbe671/
Yiemba671/
Gienbe671/
Ienber671/
Jembee671/
Iehmba671/
Jembea671/
Jiembi671/
Jiombe671/
Giembi671/
Gembee671/

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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 Ihembe
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