Nanyama Surname
Approximately 8,427 people bear this surname
Nanyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,172 | 1:11,069 | 1,394 |
| Uganda | 4,103 | 1:9,515 | 1,610 |
| Zambia | 97 | 1:163,401 | 11,461 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nanyama (3,882) may also be a first name.
Nanyama Demographics
Nanyama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nanyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanyama is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Nanyama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyama? popularity and diffusion
It is the 59,838th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 864,785 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyama live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 112,583rd most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 3,882 people.
The surname Nanyama is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4,172 people, or 1 in 11,069. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 47 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 49 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Nanyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nganyama | 93 | 69 | / |
| Nannyama | 93 | 9 | / |
| Nnanyama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nanyamo | 86 | 766 | / |
| Naniama | 86 | 105 | / |
| Nanjama | 86 | 32 | / |
| Nonyama | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nagnama | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nanyoma | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nanyami | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nanyame | 86 | 2 | / |
| Naneama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ngonyama | 80 | 6,117 | / |
| Nanjamma | 80 | 184 | / |
| Nganjama | 80 | 68 | / |
| Nganiama | 80 | 11 | / |
| Naniamma | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nganyamo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Gnagnama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhonyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanjamad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanhamma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyamah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nanjaamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanyomo | 71 | 955 | / |
| Nanjame | 71 | 232 | / |
| Nanyome | 71 | 177 | / |
| Nanhame | 71 | 43 | / |
| Naniamo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanjami | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nanjoma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nanhamj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nagnoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noniama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonyami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanajiamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonyame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyamo | 67 | 478 | / |
| Nanjaame | 67 | 203 | / |
| Nannyomo | 67 | 108 | / |
| Nagnouma | 67 | 102 | / |
| Ngonjama | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nganiami | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ngonyami | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nhonhama | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nnanyomo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nanneheymma | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngonyoma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nanjjoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangnamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngoniama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nongnama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyame | 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 Nanyama
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