Nyembela Surname
Approximately 1,326 people bear this surname
Nyembela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,322 | 1:40,047 | 4,588 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nyembela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyembela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyembela occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyembela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 289,091st most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,495,887 people. The surname Nyembela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyembela live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyembela is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 40,047. In Tanzania Nyembela is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 79 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent live and Rukwa Region, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyembele | 88 | 247 | / |
| Njembela | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyembeli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngembela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngawembela | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nhembelo | 75 | 343 | / |
| Njembele | 75 | 136 | / |
| Ngembele | 75 | 68 | / |
| Nyimbila | 75 | 4 | / |
| Niembele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngembelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbilia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnembele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawela | 67 | 127 | / |
| Nyimbili | 63 | 9,105 | / |
| Nyimbile | 63 | 172 | / |
| Njimbila | 63 | 30 | / |
| Ngembile | 63 | 3 | / |
| Njimbele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngoyambilia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Naimboila | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ngoumbila | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ngajimbila | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyawila | 53 | 9 | / |
| Nyawelo | 53 | 4 | / |
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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 Nyembela
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