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 most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyambezi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambezi? popularity and diffusion
Nyambezi is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nyambezi are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 12 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent live and Gauteng, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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