Nombewu Surname

108,474th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,291 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nombewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nombewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,2701:12,6881,585
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Nombewu (24) may also be a first name.

Nombewu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nombewu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nombewu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nombewu? popularity and diffusion

Nombewu is the 108,474th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,698,333 people. The surname Nombewu is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nombewu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nombewu is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,270 people, or 1 in 12,688. In South Africa Nombewu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Nombewu Last Name Statistics demography

Nombewu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.26% less than the national average, earning R 141,960 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nombhewu931/
Nombevu865/
Nombowu862/
Numbewu861/
Noumbiwou751/
Nambawu7141/
Nombovu714/
Nombavu712/
Nambebou671/
Nombhovu671/
Noumbibou6352/
Nambavu5793/

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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 Nombewu
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