Nlemba Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

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

Nlemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nlemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4861:152,01615,865
Cameroon1111:187,10919,561
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607

Nlemba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nlemba is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nlemba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 537,454th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nlemba live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Nlemba is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 486 people, or 1 in 152,016. Other than The DR Congo Nlemba occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
N'Lemba9283/
Nilemba9222/
Nylemba922/
Nelemba921/
Ngelemba8675/
Nelembai8638/
Nelembaï861/
Nelembay861/
Nlomba83669/
Nlembe83139/
Nlembo83130/
Nlamba8356/
Nlimba8348/
Nlembi834/
Ngelembai805/
Ngoylemba801/
Neleumbai801/
Nhlamba7776/
N'Lomba7741/
Nelembo7714/
N'Lembo774/
Nilembo772/
Nlemwua771/
Nelembaije751/
Nellomba7140/
Ngilimba7122/
Ngelembo7121/
Nilmbaip716/
Nelembey712/
Nelembei711/
Nlemvo675,340/
Nlombo67606/
Nlambo676/
Nlenwa675/
Nellenbad672/
Ngellimba671/
Nlemuo671/

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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
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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 Nlemba
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