Pembi Surname

84,295th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,733 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Pembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5,1721:14,2851,773
Nigeria3311:535,17426,268
India1301:5,900,503139,327
Papua New Guinea491:166,40223,077
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Pembi (738) may also be a first name.

Pembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pembi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pembi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 84,295th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,271,157 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Pembi live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 302,944th most common first name worldwide, borne by 738 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 5,172 people, or 1 in 14,285. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pembie9128/
Piembi9121/
Pembis915/
Pembhi915/
Pfembi914/
Peimbi912/
Pembui911/
Pembid911/
Phembis830/
Pemba8040,494/
Pembe8024,523/
Pambi804,484/
Pimbi801,103/
Pombi80463/
Penbi806/
Pemby805/
Pembé801/
Pembá801/
Pembeith771/
Phemba7358,668/
Pember731,905/
Phimbi73352/
Pambai73287/
Piombi73206/
Phembe73197/
Pembet73192/
Pembeu73152/
Pembee7365/
Pfemba7318/
Pombai7317/
Piemba7317/
Pambhi7316/
Phambi7316/
Pambei7312/
Pfambi736/
Paembe734/
Pimbit733/
Peimba733/
Pomboi732/
Pfembe732/
Pembey732/
Peemba731/
Pemmui731/
Piembe731/
Pienbi731/
Pembha731/
Puembe731/
Pimboi731/
Pimbai731/
Penmbe731/
Peemby731/
Pemboa731/
Bpmbio731/
Pembeth67158/
Pembaya6711/
Peimber675/
Phember672/
Pemberr671/
Pmba671/
Piembeh671/
Peimbet671/
Pmbe671/
Pnbi671/
Pembett671/
Pembhet671/
Peamwit671/

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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 Pembi
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