Nzembwa Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Nzembwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nzembwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nzembwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nzembwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nzembwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzembwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nzembwa is the 1,527,735th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. Nzembwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzembwa live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent live and Songwe Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nzambwa | 86 | 150 | / |
| Ngembwa | 86 | 116 | / |
| Nzombwa | 86 | 41 | / |
| Nzimbwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzembwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nsembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njembwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nzimbwua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngiembwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngimbwa | 71 | 798 | / |
| Nzambua | 71 | 116 | / |
| Nsambwa | 71 | 83 | / |
| Ngembua | 71 | 55 | / |
| Njembwe | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nsimbwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nzimbua | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nzembue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nsempwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngembwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nzimbwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njimbwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nshimbwa | 67 | 62 | / |
| Ndjembwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ntsambwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nssimbwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nzombuayi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njimbwi | 57 | 863 | / |
| Nsambua | 57 | 109 | / |
| Ngembue | 57 | 21 | / |
| Njembui | 57 | 6 | / |
| Njembue | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nsempwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nsompwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nsinbwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nsampwa | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ndjimbwe | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njemboue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nsombuayi | 50 | 27 | / |
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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 Nzembwa
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