Nyambewu Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Nyambewu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 114 | 1:135,423 | 17,730 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyambewu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambewu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyambewu is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambewu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name Nyambewu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambewu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 135,423. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 39 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 38 percent live and Harare Province, where 22 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.
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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 Nyambewu
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