Nyembwe Surname
Approximately 3,703 people bear this surname
Nyembwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,010 | 1:24,545 | 3,092 |
| Tanzania | 316 | 1:167,537 | 14,797 |
| Kenya | 244 | 1:189,262 | 14,086 |
| Zambia | 39 | 1:406,408 | 20,045 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nyembwe (290) may also be a first name.
Nyembwe Demographics
Nyembwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyembwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyembwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyembwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyembwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 123,309th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,968,011 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyembwe live; 81 percent live in Central Africa and 81 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 518,802nd most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 290 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,010 people, or 1 in 24,545. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 7 percent live.
Nyembwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Nyembwe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.96% less than the national average, earning R 121,296 per year and in United States they earn 12.11% more than the national average, earning $48,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Yembwe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyebwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nyembue | 86 | 5,009 | / |
| Nyembwa | 86 | 550 | / |
| Njembwe | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nhembwe | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nyimbwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Niembwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyiembue | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nijembwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyebwa | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nyabwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyimbwa | 71 | 126 | / |
| Niembue | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ngembue | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nyimbwi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyimbue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njembue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njembwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njemboue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najjembbe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyabwa | 62 | 511 | / |
| Njimbwi | 57 | 863 | / |
| Njembui | 57 | 6 | / |
| Njimbwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyimvwi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njimbouet | 50 | 19 | / |
| Najjimbwa | 50 | 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 Nyembwe
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