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
Nzembwa is found most in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nzembwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nzembwa is the 1,527,735th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nzembwa are found; 70 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nzembwa is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Nzembwa is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 4 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Kenya, where 1 percent reside.
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
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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 Nzembwa
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