Nyambezi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nyambezi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyambezi (12) may also be a first name.
Nyambezi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambezi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyambezi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambezi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyambezi is the 8,968,613th most frequently held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nyambezi live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common forename throughout the world, held by 12 people.
The last name Nyambezi is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa Nyambezi is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 25 percent live and Zambia, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambedzi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyambizi | 88 | 158 | / |
| Nyamwezi | 88 | 130 | / |
| Nyambeze | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyambesi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyombezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeji | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuezi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweezi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambidzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyawezi | 80 | 37 | / |
| Nyambisi | 75 | 373 | / |
| Nyambisa | 75 | 147 | / |
| Nyamweza | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nyambege | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwizi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwesi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nyambesa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyamweji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamweze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambici | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambize | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njambeji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyombesi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambishi | 71 | 118 | / |
| Nyambissa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyambichi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamweiza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnambessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamveaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweeza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwieza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaweza | 67 | 933 | / |
| Nyamuetshi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyewezi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyambizoha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwetshi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyambezi
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