Nihembe Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Nihembe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
Nihembe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nihembe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nihembe is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nihembe? popularity and diffusion
Nihembe is the 983,245th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname Nihembe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nihembe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nihembe is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Not including Malawi it is found in one country. It also occurs in Mozambique, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhembe | 92 | 136 | / |
| Niembe | 92 | 36 | / |
| Nihemba | 86 | 6 | / |
| Gniembe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nihimbe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Niembej | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyiembe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naijembe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Nyohembe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiembeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhihemba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyembe | 77 | 20,530 | / |
| Niemba | 77 | 1,559 | / |
| Ngembe | 77 | 688 | / |
| Njembe | 77 | 634 | / |
| Nhimbe | 77 | 266 | / |
| Nyimbe | 77 | 50 | / |
| Njimbe | 77 | 35 | / |
| Niembi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nhembi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyembea | 71 | 130 | / |
| Nyiemba | 71 | 90 | / |
| Ngiembi | 71 | 38 | / |
| Njimbie | 71 | 12 | / |
| Ngnembe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nehimbe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njimbet | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyimbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nihimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngembeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhyemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njienbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njembet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyembeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyembet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyembhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjembe | 67 | 147 | / |
| Nyitembi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Najiemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyesembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njembieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njienbeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njetembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeihmbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijemba | 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 Nihembe
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