Nchembi Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nchembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nchembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania9521:55,6116,069
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373

Nchembi (10) may also be a first name.

Nchembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nchembi occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nchembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nchembi is the 373,745th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The last name Nchembi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nchembi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 10 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 952 people, or 1 in 55,611. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 43 percent are found, Geita Region, where 17 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Nchembi occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nchmbi921/
Nchimbi8645,094/
Nchambi861,528/
Nchemba86508/
Nchembe86212/
Nshembi861/
Ntchembe80131/
Nkembi7712,516/
Nzembi773,303/
Ncimbi7790/
Ncembe7765/
Ngembi7765/
Nsembi7753/
Njembi778/
Ncemba772/
Nshimbi7112,805/
Nchemwa71293/
N'Kembi71261/
Nchimba71192/
Nzembei71175/
Nkuembi71137/
Nkiembi7182/
Ngcembe7170/
Ngiembi7138/
Nzembai7134/
Ndjembi7115/
Nchambe7113/
Nsembii716/
Njembui716/
Ntsembi715/
Ndzembi715/
Nshembe714/
Nchombe713/
Ngembai712/
Nchenwi711/
Ngcimbi711/
Nzeembi711/
Njembai711/
Ngehmbi711/
Nsiembi711/
Nchemue711/
Nshemba711/
Ntshemba6741/
N'Shimbi6735/
Ntshembe6722/
Ntshimbi6721/
Nkembieh672/
Nkeymbui671/
N'Chambe671/
Nchombeh671/
Nchimbeh671/
Nchambeu671/
Nsmbi671/
Nziembai671/

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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 Nchembi
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