Nepembe Surname

303,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nepembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nepembe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,2431:1,938280
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nepembe (172) may also be a first name.

Nepembe Last Name Facts

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

Nepembe is found in Namibia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nepembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,968th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,844,062 people. The surname Nepembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nepembe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 696,764th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 172 people.

The surname Nepembe is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 1,243 people, or 1 in 1,938. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Khomas Region, where 21 percent live, Ohangwena Region, where 20 percent live and Oshana Region, where 19 percent live. Outside of Namibia Nepembe occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Russia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nepmbe921/
Napembe861/
Nepenbe861/
Nopembi71107/
Napembi714/
Nhapimbe6713/
Nepimbai672/
Nepitmbai6322/
Nepitmbay631/
Napambi571/
Nopombui531/
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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 Nepembe
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