Nthembi Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nthembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nthembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nthembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nthembi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nthembi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nthembi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nthembi reside; 80 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Nthembi is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 20 percent are found.

Nthembi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ntembi92968/
Nthambi864,723/
Nthemba86433/
N'Tembi861/
Nthembe861/
Nthambii804/
Ntambi7710,747/
Ntembe771,270/
Ntombi77539/
Ntemba77423/
Ntimbi7722/
Ntemby773/
Nthemwe71550/
Ntombie7138/
Ntembey7128/
Ntambie7123/
N'Tambi7110/
Nthambe717/
N'Temba716/
Nthimba714/
Ntaambi712/
Nthombe712/
Ntuimbi711/
N'Tembe711/
Ntoembe711/
Nthomby711/
Ntembeh711/
Nteimbe711/
Ntambih711/
Ntiembe711/
Ntmba676/
Ntesimbe672/
Ntisimbi671/
Ntehmbeh671/

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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 Nthembi
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