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 is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyembela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 289,091st most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 5,495,887 people. Nyembela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyembela are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyembela is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,322 people, or 1 in 40,047. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 79 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 11 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
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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