Cognomen Pemba (Pemba 
, بيمبا) , across the world, is a common family name. The last name Pemba is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common surname, Bhutan, and Gabon. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, and Tanzania. Also, Pemba is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Pemba | Angola, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Nepal |
| george pemba South African artist (1912-2001), ZA (b. 1912) |
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| tsewang yishey pemba Tibetan physician, IN (b. 1932) |
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| jean-paul pemba Ph.D. Howard University 1993 |
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| lindiwe f pemba researcher |
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