Nyembu Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nyembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0531:70,1618,227
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyembu (42) may also be a first name.

Nyembu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyembu occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyembu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyembu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 341,074th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,766,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyembu are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 42 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 70,161. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyiembu9221/
Nyemmbu921/
Nyembou921/
Nyimbu831,727/
Ngembu8372/
Njembu8357/
Niembu8321/
Neambu8319/
Neembu831/
Nayambu7728/
Ngembou7718/
Nuyambu7716/
Nuembui778/
Njembui776/
Njembou773/
Nyimbuh771/
Nyemboe771/
Ngiembu771/
Ngembuh771/
Neumbeu771/
Nyewu7365/
Niitembu71703/
Naitembu7112/
Nouembou711/
Ngeambou711/
Njeumbou711/
Njimbu67943/
Naimbu6711/
Nyenwu677/
Naumbu675/
Noimbu673/
Ngouembou673/
Nyenvu671/
Nyinbu671/
Noumbu671/

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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
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  • 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 Nyembu
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