Nkwelemba Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Nkwelemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhwelemba | 95 | 2 | / |
| Kwelemba | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kwilemba | 82 | 31 | / |
| Kwelimba | 82 | 2 | / |
| Cwelemba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nkwilimba | 78 | 28 | / |
| Nguelemba | 78 | 4 | / |
| Ngwalemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkwalimba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kuilemba | 71 | 82 | / |
| Guelemba | 71 | 21 | / |
| Gbelemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kwilimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngwalamba | 67 | 106 | / |
| Nguelembe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Guelembai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngwalimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nguelembou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Guelimba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ngwalimbo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Ngualamba | 56 | 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 Nkwelemba
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