Kyambi Surname

227,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Kyambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,5251:30,2823,331
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Kyambi (525) may also be a first name.

Kyambi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kyambi occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyambi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kyambi is the 227,923rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,096,428 people. Kyambi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyambi reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kyambi is also the 368,302nd most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 525 people.

The last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,525 people, or 1 in 30,282. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kitui County, where 74 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 7 percent are found and Machakos County, where 7 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Kyambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kyambi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyambai924/
Kyambui921/
Kyambie921/
Kyamba838,740/
Kiambi835,735/
Kyambe83553/
Kyombi8370/
Kayombi7769/
Kihambi7735/
Kyombei7721/
Kyamber7715/
Kyambee776/
Kyambyo774/
Kajombi774/
Keyombi773/
Kiambis771/
Kyambea771/
Kyambay771/
Khiambi771/
Keambai771/
Kyammbe771/
Kyaambe771/
Kyambeh771/
Kyambha771/
Kiambai771/
Kiambei771/
Kiambui771/
Kihaumbi71117/
Kuiyamba71109/
Kyambaya7143/
Kyambaha7122/
Kaiyambe714/
Koyombie711/
Kijjambi711/
Kayyamba711/
Kyaamber711/
Kyaambee711/
Kyomba673,746/
Kiamba673,726/
Kiambe67381/
Kyombe67227/
Kiombi6734/
Kyanbe6714/
Kiamby672/
Kyanba672/
Kyaanmbee671/
Qiambi671/
Kyanvi671/

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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 Kyambi
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