Njebele Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Njebele Surname Definition:

Njebele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a prophesy that was foretold.

Njebele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3171:167,00814,768
England101:5,571,806158,774
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Njebele (113) may also be a first name.

Njebele Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Njebele is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a prophesy that was foretold.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Njebele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Njebele is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Njebele? popularity and diffusion

The surname Njebele is the 837,371st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Njebele are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Njebele is also the 881,625th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 113 people.

The surname Njebele is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 317 people, or 1 in 167,008. In Tanzania Njebele is most prevalent in: Tabora Region, where 49 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 23 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 16 percent live. Besides Tanzania Njebele is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Zambia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njebeleh931/
Njebhele931/
Nzebele86397/
Nyebele86207/
Ngebele86144/
Njebela86106/
Gnebele8671/
Njewele8610/
Nsebele863/
Niebele861/
Ncebele861/
Nyebehle8020/
Nzebelie806/
Nzebelei803/
Niebeles802/
Niebeler801/
Nsebelea801/
Njevel771/
Nzebeleih751/
Nzeibelei751/
Nzebela7155/
Njebila7127/
Nsevele7121/
Nievele7117/
Gnebeli717/
Nyebole716/
Nzebeli715/
Nyebela714/
Nxibele712/
Nyebale712/
Nyibele711/
Nzebile711/
Gnewele711/
Nyewele711/
Njevela711/
Ncebela711/
Nieveler67150/
Nzebelai67127/
Nieweler6796/
Nzebelia6727/
Nievelle678/
Nyebehla673/
Nieouele672/
Gnaibele671/
Ngebaile671/
Nsievele671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Njebele
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