Nakembetwa Surname
Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname
Nakembetwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,172 | 1:45,172 | 5,106 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakembetwa (578) may also be a first name.
Nakembetwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakembetwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakembetwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakembetwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 318,494th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,202,167 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakembetwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 348,378th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 578 people.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,172 people, or 1 in 45,172. In Tanzania Nakembetwa is most frequent in: Singida Region, where 74 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 15 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 9 percent live. Excluding Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 0 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakimbweta | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nkembata | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nkembiet | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkembete | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkembeteh | 74 | 15 | / |
| Ngaembete | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngambet | 71 | 48 | / |
| Nkempta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkembat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkombet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakumbwata | 70 | 221 | / |
| Nkembataah | 70 | 11 | / |
| Nakambedda | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nokwembata | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nkumbuta | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ngambita | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nguembet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nkembade | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngambeti | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nakumbut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakambut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkembbataah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkambata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkumbata | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngambete | 67 | 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 Nakembetwa
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