Nlema Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nlema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nlema Last Name Facts

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

Nlema is found most in The DR Congo. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlema? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Nlema occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nlema live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhlema913,965/
Neelema8325/
Nlemaya835/
Nlehoma831/
Nillema831/
Nhlemah831/
Nailema831/
Neilema831/
Nleme80847/
Nelma80212/
Nilma80129/
Nlemo80110/
Nloma809/
Nlima809/
Nlama807/
Nlemi802/
Nealemay774/
Nhlemo7355/
Neelma7323/
Nilmat7320/
Noelma7313/
Nelmas7311/
Ngilma7310/
Nelmah738/
Nhloma737/
Nilmah736/
Nilmas735/
Nilmai734/
Nlmeha733/
Neilma732/
Nglima732/
Nielma732/
Nlemer732/
Nlmoha731/
Nhlama731/
Nilmad731/
N'Leme731/
Nlemee731/
Nlemuo731/
Naylma731/
Nillama671,337/
Nellama6770/
Nellemo676/
Nelmaja674/
Neelmma673/
Nealmma672/
Nellima671/
Nlimmah671/
Nlmo671/
Nillima671/
Nglimah671/

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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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  • 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 Nlema
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