Nsemba Surname

494,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nsemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nsemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia3091:51,2944,808
DR Congo2941:251,29123,908
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
England31:18,572,686338,250
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nsemba (45) may also be a first name.

Nsemba Last Name Facts

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

Nsemba is held by more people in Zambia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nsemba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 494,499th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nsemba live; 51 percent live in Central Africa and 51 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nsemba is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name globally, borne by 45 people.

Nsemba is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 51,294. In Zambia Nsemba is mostly concentrated in: Luapula Province, where 42 percent live, Northern Province, where 32 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 23 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent live and Cameroon, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nseumba923/
Nshemba921/
Nseemba921/
Nsimba83141,482/
Nsamba8341,710/
Nzemba836,671/
Ngemba836,218/
Nsemwa835,259/
Nsomba832,197/
Nsembe83386/
Nsembo83352/
Njemba83139/
Nsembi8353/
Nsymba832/
Ncemba832/
Nshmba831/
Nsenba831/
Nshimba7736,570/
Ndjemba771,317/
Nchemba77508/
Nshamba77232/
N'Samba77188/
N'Simba77176/
Ngiemba77150/
Nseimbo7756/
Nzembai7734/
Nsambay7728/
Nsombai7728/
Ngembah7727/
Nzembea7721/
Nzemboa7721/
N'Sembo7721/
Nsombay7721/
Nsaamba7714/
Ngembas7711/
Nsembii776/
N'Gemba774/
N'Sembe774/
Nshembe774/
Njeamba772/
Nssamba772/
Nsuumba772/
Nshomba772/
Ngembai772/
N'Jemba771/
Njembah771/
Nsemboh771/
Nshembi771/
Nshembo771/
Nsiembi771/
Nsiembo771/
Nsimbaa771/
Nsombaa771/
Nsombah771/
Nsaembe771/
Nsambah771/
Nsambai771/
Nhsimba771/
Njembai771/
Njembay771/
Nzuemba771/
Nsmbi731/
Nzmba731/
Nsmbe731/
N'Shimba71103/
N'Djemba7143/
Nseimboh7142/
Nchembah716/
Ndjembat712/
Nsiemboh711/
Ndjeemba711/
N'Sambay711/
Nziembai711/
N'Shomba711/
Nzamba6722,391/
Nsombo6719,416/
Ngimba677,170/
Nsimbi673,931/
Nzembi673,303/
Ngembo672,512/
Nsimbe672,382/
Nzembe672,071/
Nzembo672,048/
Nsambo671,684/
Nzomba671,590/
Nzimba67879/
Ngembe67688/
Njimba67680/
Njembe67634/
Nsimbo67542/
Njembo67386/
Ncembe6765/
Ngembi6765/
Nsimwa6722/
Njembi678/
Nzenba675/
Nsenbo674/
Nsinba673/
Nsenwa673/
Nximba672/
Ngenba672/
Nxembe672/
Njemva671/
Njembé671/
Ngemua671/
Nzemwa671/
Nsimby671/
Ncembo671/

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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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  • 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 Nsemba
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