Shembe Surname

156,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Shembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9821:27,3353,494
DR Congo3491:211,68920,903
India2821:2,720,09084,388
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
England81:6,964,757184,742
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Shembe (121) may also be a first name.

Shembe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shembe (Marathi: शंबे) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shembe.

How Common Is The Last Name Shembe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 156,298th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,600,837 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shembe reside; 71 percent reside in Southern Africa and 71 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 848,089th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 121 people.

Shembe is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,982 people, or 1 in 27,335. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 74 percent reside, Gauteng, where 18 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Shembe Last Name Statistics demography

Shembe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning R 157,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shember92697/
Shembee9213/
Shembeu924/
Shembey923/
Shembhe922/
Schembe922/
Shembeh922/
Shembed921/
Shembie921/
Sembe916,647/
Shembesh863,844/
Sichembe862,391/
Shitembe8628/
Shemberh8626/
Sheember8612/
Shembeer864/
Sheamber861/
Shiembee861/
Shenmber861/
Schembet861/
Shetembe861/
Shecembe861/
Shehembe861/
Chembe8316,233/
Shombe835,073/
Sember832,216/
Shimbe831,170/
Shambe83399/
Sembeh83363/
Shemba83133/
Seumbe8376/
Sembee8375/
Shembi8374/
Sembey8357/
Siembe8344/
Sembea8337/
Sembet8324/
Seembe8323/
Xhembe8315/
Shenbe8313/
Sembeu8310/
Shemby838/
Ssembe834/
Sembei833/
Sembhe832/
Sembes832/
Shemwe831/
Sembed831/
Zsembe831/
Sembie831/
Saembe831/
Shemue831/
Sshembesh801/
Schoembee801/
Shambeh77627/
Cheembe77511/
Chembea77508/
Sehmbey77218/
Zsember77159/
Seember77149/
Szember77106/
Shambee7752/
Schemba7749/
Sesimbe7741/
Chember7739/
Shembhi7727/
Shiemba7714/
Seamber7713/
Sehemby7710/
Shenber779/
Shimbei779/
Sembets779/
Shambey778/
Sembeit777/
Shambhe777/
Sembeer777/
Sembeïr777/
Shimbhe776/
Shimber776/
Sehembi775/
Chembet775/
Sitembe775/
Seimber774/
Shemmbi774/
Seembee774/
Shimbeh774/
Shaambe774/
Sesembe774/
Shembha773/
Shambie773/
Cheambe773/
Chembei773/
Shimmbe772/
Sembech772/
Schambe772/
Shembai772/
Chembeh772/
Sheimba772/
Shombey772/
Shiombe772/
Chembey771/
Chhembe771/
Shenbhe771/
Semmbey771/
Shenbee771/
Shienbe771/
Siember771/
Setimbe771/
Semmber771/
Semberr771/
Schombe771/
Setembe771/
Schembi771/
Shembui771/
Shambei771/
Seambea770/
Sambe7323,633/
Simbe7310,856/
Semba738,376/
Sombe736,512/
Zembe734,588/
Sembi731,779/
Cembe73534/
Senbe7326/
Semby7318/
Semue7311/
Symbe736/
Semwe732/
Sümbe732/
Xembe731/
Chisembe71934/
Secember71167/
Shitembi71110/
Chitembe7180/
Shymberh7123/
Sembeitt7120/
Schimber7119/
Setember7112/
Shenberh7110/
Shembish717/
Shienbee716/
Sichembi714/
Seembeer714/
Chesembe714/
Shaambee713/
Schömber713/
Shinmbhe711/
Shemeemp711/
Shemwetz711/
Shaimbet711/
Sichimbe711/
Setembey711/
Cesember711/
Schombey710/
Scheinbe710/
Schenber710/
Shimba6724,501/
Shimbi6710,947/
Sombie675,654/
Shambi672,180/
Senbet671,790/
Sembai671,159/
Sembhi671,129/
Sambea671,125/
Chimbe67808/
Sehmbi67721/
Sembay67692/
Çember67289/
Symbei67288/
Cembes67284/
Sambej67227/
Simber67163/
Simbie67145/
Sambey67144/
Cember67134/
Sehmby67132/
Sinebe67131/
Symber67126/
Shamby67120/
Zsemba6795/
Chemue6795/
Sambeh6786/
Sembio6783/
Sambie6773/
Shenba6761/
Sembèr6757/
Šember6753/
Syombe6752/
Shombi6750/
Sümbee6745/
Saambe6739/
Sembhy6737/
Simbei6736/
Chembi6736/
Simbey6734/
Sahmbi6730/
Sembaj6729/
Sombea6728/
Siemba6725/
Simbee6724/
Settember6724/
Shenwe6723/
Sambee6722/
Sombey6720/
Sheinberh6718/
Shinbe6717/
Sombee6717/
Shemui6717/
Cembey6716/
Semboi6716/
Senbeh6714/
Seytimbet6713/
Simbeh6713/
Sombei6711/
Sembui6710/
Shemvi679/
Senber678/
Shenbi678/
Sambei677/
Chemwe676/
Shanbe676/
Ssemba676/
Shemwa676/
Sembit675/
Seamba675/
Seemue675/
Chechembe674/
Sembis673/
Simbeu673/
Ssombe673/
Scimbe672/
Saimbe672/
Simbea672/
Simbes672/
Shenve672/
Ssambe672/
Ssembujje672/
Sombeh672/
Sjambe672/
Chichembe672/
Sienbe671/
Semmba671/
Chemve671/
Sanmbe671/
Sitembehe671/
Shhmba671/
Shomby671/
Simbet671/
Sihmbi671/
Ssemwe671/
Ssimbe671/
Senmba671/
Senbey671/
Senbee671/
Senbei671/
Sembaa671/
Semveu671/
Semvie671/
Chemby671/
Zembei671/
Semued671/
Shëmbi671/
Cembez671/
Seemby670/
Scemba670/

Shembe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shembe in the Marathi language
शंबेsambe40
शेबेsebe40
शेमबेsemabe20

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