Nahembe Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Nahembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 118 | 1:448,658 | 31,304 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nahembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nahembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nahembe occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nahembe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,604,449th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nahembe live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 118 people, or 1 in 448,658. In Tanzania Nahembe is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 99 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 1 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naembe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Najjembe | 80 | 147 | / |
| Naijembe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nahiemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noheumbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nahienbe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neumbe | 77 | 12,036 | / |
| Naemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Naembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nehimbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nahimba | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nneumbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neumbeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nahimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjemba | 67 | 15,723 | / |
| Najiemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naijemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naheemmp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnajjemba | 63 | 18 | / |
| Najjjemba | 63 | 12 | / |
| Najjeemba | 63 | 8 | / |
| Naajjemba | 63 | 2 | / |
| Najjenmba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Najjemmba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nehinbe | 57 | 22 | / |
| Nahimwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nahimbayova | 56 | 1 | / |
| Najjenba | 53 | 4 | / |
| Najjimba | 53 | 4 | / |
| Ngouimbe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Naayimba | 53 | 1 | / |
| Najjimbi | 53 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Nahembe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis