Nyembezi Surname

84,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyembezi Surname User-submission:

The Nyembezi surname translated from isiZulu means 'tear'. It can also refer to 'weeping'.

Nyembezi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,6691:9,5571,196
Zimbabwe431:359,02933,752
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

Nyembezi (5,243) may also be a first name.

Nyembezi Surname Meaning

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The Nyembezi surname translated from isiZulu means 'tear'. It can also refer to 'weeping'.

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Nyembezi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyembezi is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyembezi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyembezi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 84,310th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,271,379 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyembezi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 93,400th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 5,243 people.

The last name Nyembezi is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,669 people, or 1 in 9,557. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 11 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nyembezi Last Name Statistics demography

Nyembezi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.35% less than the national average, earning R 175,020 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyembedzi943/
Nyembesi8813/
Nyembizi8812/
Nyenbezi887/
Nyembeza883/
Ngembezi881/
Nyewezi802/
Nyembese751/
Nyembisa751/
Nyembeshe711/
Nyawezi6737/
Neambese6316/
Njemwesi6312/
Njembissi5911/
Njeumbissi561/
Nyaweza53933/
Noumbisi506/
Nyimwiza505/
Njimbiza501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyembezi
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