Nhemwa Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Nhemwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 137 | 1:112,688 | 15,411 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nhemwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nhemwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nhemwa is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nhemwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,504,764th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nhemwa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Nhemwa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 112,688. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Harare Province, where 42 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Nhemwa exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nemwa | 91 | 2,318 | / |
| Nhemba | 83 | 55 | / |
| Neemwa | 83 | 30 | / |
| Neimwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nemwad | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nnemwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nemwah | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyemwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nemwoa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nemwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nehmwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyemwai | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nihemba | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nahamwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nijemwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhyemba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nemwadd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nemba | 73 | 2,119 | / |
| Namwa | 73 | 302 | / |
| Nomwa | 73 | 260 | / |
| Nemwe | 73 | 122 | / |
| Nyewa | 73 | 79 | / |
| Niewa | 73 | 36 | / |
| Nimwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nemua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nemwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naitemwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nnehemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhihemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyemba | 67 | 47,644 | / |
| Niemba | 67 | 1,559 | / |
| Namwai | 67 | 1,312 | / |
| Nhimba | 67 | 643 | / |
| Nhembo | 67 | 546 | / |
| Nimwat | 67 | 255 | / |
| Nyenwa | 67 | 231 | / |
| Nembai | 67 | 146 | / |
| Njemba | 67 | 139 | / |
| Nhembe | 67 | 136 | / |
| Njenwa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Namwau | 67 | 73 | / |
| N'Emba | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nyemua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nhamua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nnemba | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyeway | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nimwas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nimwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Naamwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Namwaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nammwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Namwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhenua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nymwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njemva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhenba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngemua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nomwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngemwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naimwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neimwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nembau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neunwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamba | 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 Nhemwa
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