Nyembu Surname
Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname
Nyembu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,053 | 1:70,161 | 8,227 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Zambia | 7 | 1:2,264,275 | 33,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Nyembu is most common in The DR Congo. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyembu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyembu is the 341,074th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,766,524 people. The last name occurs mostly 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. Nyembu is also the 1,566,439th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 42 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 70,161. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyiembu | 92 | 21 | / |
| Nyemmbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyembou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbu | 83 | 1,727 | / |
| Ngembu | 83 | 72 | / |
| Njembu | 83 | 57 | / |
| Niembu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Neambu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Neembu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nayambu | 77 | 28 | / |
| Ngembou | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nuyambu | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nuembui | 77 | 8 | / |
| Njembui | 77 | 6 | / |
| Njembou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyimbuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyemboe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngiembu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngembuh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neumbeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyewu | 73 | 65 | / |
| Niitembu | 71 | 703 | / |
| Naitembu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nouembou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njeumbou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njimbu | 67 | 943 | / |
| Naimbu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nyenwu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Naumbu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Noimbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngouembou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyenvu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noumbu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyembu
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