Nkemba Surname
Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname
Nkemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 624 | 1:25,401 | 2,704 |
| DR Congo | 274 | 1:269,633 | 25,289 |
| Tanzania | 236 | 1:224,329 | 18,617 |
| Uganda | 171 | 1:228,300 | 17,543 |
| Cameroon | 46 | 1:451,501 | 37,608 |
| Namibia | 35 | 1:68,840 | 7,364 |
| Nigeria | 32 | 1:5,535,711 | 139,404 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nkemba (99) may also be a first name.
Nkemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkemba is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nkemba.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkemba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 273,426th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. Nkemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkemba live; 46 percent live in Southern Africa and 46 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 951,070th most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 99 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 25,401. In Zambia it is most common in: North-Western Province, where 60 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 21 percent live and Lusaka Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Zambia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkiemba | 92 | 77 | / |
| Nkeumba | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nkembah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkeemba | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkembat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkuemba | 92 | 1 | / |
| N'Kemba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkmba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nkomba | 83 | 17,593 | / |
| Nkembi | 83 | 12,516 | / |
| Nkamba | 83 | 4,315 | / |
| Nkembo | 83 | 4,199 | / |
| Nkimba | 83 | 3,762 | / |
| Nkembe | 83 | 2,032 | / |
| Ncemba | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkenba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nchemba | 77 | 508 | / |
| Nkuembe | 77 | 439 | / |
| Nkhamba | 77 | 262 | / |
| N'Kembi | 77 | 261 | / |
| Nkaimba | 77 | 178 | / |
| Nkuembi | 77 | 137 | / |
| Nkembou | 77 | 109 | / |
| Nkiembi | 77 | 82 | / |
| Nkemboh | 77 | 71 | / |
| Nkaamba | 77 | 63 | / |
| N'Kamba | 77 | 57 | / |
| N'Kembo | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nkuimba | 77 | 38 | / |
| N'Komba | 77 | 23 | / |
| Nkiembo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nkhomba | 77 | 3 | / |
| N'Kembe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngqemba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkoembe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkeumbe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkambau | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Kimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkombea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkembeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkembeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkenbaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkenmbou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nchembah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nkembieh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkeumbou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nkoembou | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Kambau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkenmboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeymbui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeamboh | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Kemmbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkehmbeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkombo | 67 | 11,191 | / |
| Nkambo | 67 | 1,058 | / |
| Nkimbi | 67 | 352 | / |
| Nqumba | 67 | 337 | / |
| Ncembe | 67 | 65 | / |
| Nkimbe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ncamba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nqamba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkenbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncomba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkimbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkeumbouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncembo | 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 Nkemba
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