Nyamebe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyamebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyamebe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyamebe Last Name Facts

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

Nyamebe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Nyamebe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamebe reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyamebe is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamebeeh881/
Nyameba8610/
Nyamibe861/
Nyamebui803/
Nyameoue801/
Nyamibeth751/
Nyamiwehe751/
Nyamibi711/
Nyamjba711/
Nyamewaa6710/
Nyamibih671/
Nyamaiswe63150/
Nyamhesvi639/
Nyamichwe632/
Nyamiwa5772/
Nyamiwi571/
Niamiwei531/
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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 Nyamebe
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