Nyembele Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Nyembele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 169 | 1:313,264 | 23,875 |
| Zambia | 74 | 1:214,188 | 13,668 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nyembele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyembele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyembele occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyembele? popularity and diffusion
Nyembele is the 1,022,958th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyembele live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 313,264. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 91 percent live, Songwe Region, where 5 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Nyembele exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyembela | 88 | 1,326 | / |
| Njembele | 88 | 136 | / |
| Ngembele | 88 | 68 | / |
| Nyembeli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyembale | 88 | 1 | / |
| Niembele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ngnembele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyewele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbile | 75 | 172 | / |
| Noumbele | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ngembile | 75 | 3 | / |
| Njembela | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyenwele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njimbele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyembali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumbele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawele | 67 | 85 | / |
| Niemveller | 67 | 0 | / |
| Nyimbili | 63 | 9,105 | / |
| Nyimbila | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyimbali | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njimbale | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngoumbile | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbilia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Neenbailey | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyawela | 53 | 127 | / |
| Nyawile | 53 | 7 | / |
| Njimbali | 50 | 170 | / |
| Njimbila | 50 | 30 | / |
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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 Nyembele
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis