Nguembe Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nguembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2311:89,90910,801
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Congo111:453,55410,703
Gabon91:209,9102,378
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nguembe (16) may also be a first name.

Nguembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nguembe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nguembe is the 860,770th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Nguembe are found; 88 percent are found in Central Africa and 74 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nguembe is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 231 people, or 1 in 89,909. In Cameroon Nguembe is most common in: East Region, where 65 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 18 percent live and West Region, where 6 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngouembe931,369/
Nguembet9310/
Nguember931/
Ngembe92688/
Ngwembe861,416/
Nguembi86858/
Nkuembe86439/
Nguemby86202/
Nguimbe8616/
Ngiembe869/
Ngeembe864/
Nggembe864/
Nguemwe862/
Nguemve862/
Ngqumbe862/
Ngembeh861/
Ngembet861/
Ngmbe8349/
Ngcwembe80324/
Nghuemba801/
Nengembe801/
Ngiembeh801/
Ngwembeh801/
Ngemba776,218/
Ngembi7765/
Ngimbe776/
Nghmbe774/
Nqumbe773/
Nguembhyt754/
Ngweambea754/
Ngueambai751/
Nguimbi7124,504/
Nkwembe711,233/
Ngwemba71471/
Ngiemba71150/
Nkuembi71137/
Ngiembi7138/
Ngbembi7134/
Ngaimbe7132/
Nguimby7122/
Ngimbee716/
N'Gemba714/
Ngembai712/
Ngwimbe712/
Ncwembe712/
Ngwembi712/
Nguenue712/
Nkuemba711/
Ngwenbe711/
Ngehmbi711/
Nghembi711/
Nguenbi711/
Nguinbe711/
Ngimber711/
Nkuimbe711/
Nguimbis67461/
Ngmbi6721/
Ngqumbai6710/
N'Guimbi679/
Nguimbit674/
Ngqwemba672/
Ngwuenwe671/
Nkwembeh671/
Ngwimbeh671/
N'Kwembe671/
Nguemvui671/
Nguemnui671/
Nguimbhy671/

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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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  • 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 Nguembe
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