Nyasembe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyasembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyasembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyasembe Last Name Facts

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

Nyasembe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyasembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyasembe is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Nyasembe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyasembe are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya Nyasembe is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 50 percent reside and Siaya County, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Nyasembe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent reside and Tanzania, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyasembi88279/
Nyasemba884/
Nyazembe882/
Nyassimbe823/
Nyashemwe821/
Nyasimba7551/
Nyasimbi751/
Niassembi711/
Nyatchimbe671/
Nyazimbi6316/
Nyashimwe59131/
Ngnassinbe561/
Nyatchimbi561/

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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
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  • 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 Nyasembe
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