Nzembi Surname

135,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Gabon

Nzembi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nzembi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,7431:16,8362,014
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Tanzania1871:283,11022,159
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Nzembi (851) may also be a first name.

Nzembi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nzembi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nzembi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nzembi is the 135,976th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,206,341 people. The last name Nzembi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzembi reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nzembi is also the 279,423rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 851 people.

Nzembi is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,743 people, or 1 in 16,836. In Kenya Nzembi is most common in: Kitui County, where 36 percent reside, Makueni County, where 33 percent reside and Machakos County, where 12 percent reside. Barring Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Gabon, where 6 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.

Nzembi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nzembei92175/
Nzembai9234/
Ndzembi925/
Nzeembi921/
Nziembai861/
Nzambi8327,126/
Nzemba836,671/
Nzembe832,071/
Nzombi831,107/
Nzimbi83912/
Ngembi8365/
Nsembi8353/
Nzemwi8316/
Njembi838/
Nzemui831/
Nchembi77959/
Ngiembi7738/
Nzombai7734/
Nzembea7721/
Nzemboa7721/
Ndjembi7715/
Ndzambi7713/
Njembui776/
Nsembii776/
Ndzemba775/
Ndzombi775/
Ntsembi775/
N'Zambi773/
Ndzimbi772/
Nzambei772/
Ndzembe772/
Nzombie772/
Ngembai772/
Nzaambi772/
Nziembe771/
Nzembeh771/
Nzamboi771/
Nzambie771/
Njembai771/
N'Zembe771/
Ngehmbi771/
Nszimbi771/
Nsiembi771/
Nshembi771/
Nsmbi731/
Nzmba731/
N'Zombie71450/
N'Dzemba711/
Nzeumbeu711/
Ngimbi6730,130/
Nzambe674,377/
Nsimbi673,931/
Nsambi673,657/
Nzombe672,932/
Nsombi671,479/
Nzimba67879/
Ngembe67688/
Nsemba67668/
Njembe67634/
Nsembe67386/
Nzimbe67136/
Ncimbi6790/
Njimbi6765/
Ncembe6765/
Ngemui679/
Nzenui678/
Nzenba675/
Nzenwi674/
Nzamby674/
Nxembe672/
Nzambé672/
Ncemba672/
Nchmbi671/
Nzomby671/
Njembé671/
Ndjmbi671/
Nzimby671/
Nzemwa671/

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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 Nzembi
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