Wanyemba Surname
Approximately 290 people bear this surname
Wanyemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Wanyemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanyemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wanyemba occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanyemba? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wanyemba is the 914,967th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wanyemba are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Wanyemba is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanyembo | 88 | 283 | / |
| Wanyembi | 88 | 142 | / |
| Wanhemba | 88 | 19 | / |
| Wanyembe | 88 | 14 | / |
| Wanjemba | 88 | 2 | / |
| Wangemba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Ayiemba | 80 | 905 | / |
| Yemba | 77 | 5,663 | / |
| Wanyimbi | 75 | 78 | / |
| Waniembe | 75 | 34 | / |
| Bonyemba | 75 | 27 | / |
| Vangemba | 75 | 5 | / |
| Banyembo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Banyimba | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wangembo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wongemba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waniimba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhemba | 71 | 103 | / |
| Yembai | 71 | 11 | / |
| Hyemba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Yembha | 71 | 7 | / |
| Yembay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yembah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yemboa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Yembaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yiemba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emba | 67 | 5,337 | / |
| Yihemba | 67 | 586 | / |
| Aiyembo | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ayiembo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yembeau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyiemba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyiemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yembass | 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 Wanyemba
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