Nkembule Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nkembule Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkembule Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia951:166,84111,651
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nkembule Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkembule is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkembule? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkembule is the 1,894,523rd most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. The surname Nkembule occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkembule reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nkembule is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 166,841. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Southern Province, where 81 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent are found and Lusaka Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zambia Nkembule is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkambule8848,311/
Nkombule887/
Nkhambule829,725/
Nkeambuli824/
Nkambuhle822/
Nkambulee821/
Nkambulie821/
Nkambulle821/
Nkammbule821/
Nkeambouli781/
Nqambule75104/
Nkembola7527/
Nkambuli7520/
Ncambule751/
Ncombule751/
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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 Nkembule
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