Nyamembi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyamembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nyamembi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamembi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyamembi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,307,654th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamembi are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Nyamembi is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 90 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent reside and North West, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Nyamembi exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Nyamembi Last Name Statistics demography

Nyamembi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 68.53% less than the national average, earning R 74,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyamemba884/
Nyamembe881/
Nyamuimbi822/
Nyamiembe821/
Nyamoimbi821/
Nyamimba75124/
Nyamimbe751/
Nyamoimbe7121/
Nyamuimba717/
Nyamaimbe711/
Nhamembea711/
Nyamnba671/
Nyaminwe631/
Niammuenwai53254/
Niamnui5361/
Neamnui531/
Neamnuey501/

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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 Nyamembi
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