Nyemb Surname

114,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyemb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyemb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,8271:5,427660
France1041:638,68083,098
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyemb (246) may also be a first name.

Nyemb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyemb occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyemb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyemb is the 114,458th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,804,295 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyemb reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 569,299th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 246 people.

Nyemb is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3,827 people, or 1 in 5,427. In Cameroon Nyemb is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 49 percent are found, Centre Region, where 42 percent are found and South Region, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Nyemb Last Name Statistics demography

Nyemb earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niyemb911/
Nyimb8041/
Ngemb8018/
Niembs7320/
Nowemb7312/
Nyoamb733/
Ngnemb731/
Ngoyomb672/
Njetemb671/
Ngawemb671/
Najjemb671/
Njimb60164/
Noumb6037/
Naemp6025/
Naumb604/
Nyimp602/
Nhemp602/
Naimb601/
Nyimpe5530/
Ngoumb553/
Nnoumb551/
Njemfe551/
Nyabowa50146/
Ngnaimb501/
Ngoyonb501/
Najeenb501/
Neuhamp501/
Neacemp500/

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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 Nyemb
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