Nkemba Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6241:25,4012,704
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Tanzania2361:224,32918,617
Uganda1711:228,30017,543
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Namibia351:68,8407,364
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkiemba9277/
Nkeumba9210/
Nkembah923/
Nkeemba922/
Nkembat921/
Nkuemba921/
N'Kemba921/
Nkmba911/
Nkomba8317,593/
Nkembi8312,516/
Nkamba834,315/
Nkembo834,199/
Nkimba833,762/
Nkembe832,032/
Ncemba832/
Nkenba831/
Nchemba77508/
Nkuembe77439/
Nkhamba77262/
N'Kembi77261/
Nkaimba77178/
Nkuembi77137/
Nkembou77109/
Nkiembi7782/
Nkemboh7771/
Nkaamba7763/
N'Kamba7757/
N'Kembo7741/
Nkuimba7738/
N'Komba7723/
Nkiembo775/
Nkhomba773/
N'Kembe772/
Ngqemba772/
Nkoembe772/
Nkeumbe772/
Nkambau771/
N'Kimba771/
Nkombea771/
Nkembeh771/
Nkembeu771/
Nkenbaa771/
Nkenmbou718/
Nchembah716/
Nkembieh712/
Nkeumbou712/
Nkoembou711/
N'Kambau711/
Nkenmboh711/
Nkeymbui711/
Nkeamboh711/
N'Kemmbo711/
Nkehmbeh711/
Nkombo6711,191/
Nkambo671,058/
Nkimbi67352/
Nqumba67337/
Ncembe6765/
Nkimbe6717/
Ncamba6715/
Nqamba675/
Nkenbe673/
Ncomba672/
Nqomba671/
Nqembe671/
Nkimbo671/
Nkeumbouh671/
Ncembo671/

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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
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  • 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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