Ihembu Surname
5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Ihembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iheambu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Embu | 80 | 826 | / |
| Iitembu | 77 | 631 | / |
| Ihyombu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jiembus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jembu | 73 | 452 | / |
| Gembu | 73 | 193 | / |
| Embau | 73 | 124 | / |
| Yembu | 73 | 98 | / |
| Embou | 73 | 71 | / |
| Embui | 73 | 14 | / |
| Embgu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Embuy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yembou | 67 | 61 | / |
| Jembau | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yimbuh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yembuu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yembuh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gembuh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yembeu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gembau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jembut | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yiimbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jembuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gembou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jembuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jembus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Embouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ienbau | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ihembu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis