Jembet Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Jembet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Jembet (30) may also be a first name.
Jembet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jembet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jembet (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﻤﺒﺖ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jembet.
How Common Is The Last Name Jembet? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,602,217th most widely held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Jembet occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Jembet are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Jembet is also the 1,911,214th most common forename world-wide, borne by 30 people.
The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 326,149. In Papua New Guinea Jembet is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 96 percent reside and Jiwaka, where 4 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jembet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jembet in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﻤﺒﺖ | jmbt | 80 |
| ﺟﺒﺖ | jbt | 10 |
| ﺍﺟﻤﺒﺖ | ajmbt | 10 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jembet
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