Nyembe Surname

26,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,530 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Swaziland

Nyembe Surname User-submission:

The Nyembe surname in Shona language means 'ranks'.

Nyembe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa16,8451:3,216427
Tanzania1,3961:37,9244,371
DR Congo7461:99,03411,142
Swaziland4551:2,853252
Cameroon4211:49,3336,449
Zambia4091:38,7533,869
Zimbabwe1731:89,23812,859
England361:1,547,72466,012
Lesotho141:145,18312,726
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Nyembe (238) may also be a first name.

Nyembe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Nyembe surname in Shona language means 'ranks'.

- naireshence

Nyembe Last Name Facts

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

Nyembe is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyembe? popularity and diffusion

Nyembe is the 26,203rd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 354,971 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyembe reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyembe is also the 580,229th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 238 people.

Nyembe is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 16,845 people, or 1 in 3,216. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 45 percent are found, Gauteng, where 31 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Nyembe Last Name Statistics demography

Nyembe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.55% less than the national average, earning R 157,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Nyembe
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