Nanyama Surname

59,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanyama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,1721:11,0691,394
Uganda4,1031:9,5151,610
Zambia971:163,40111,461
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nanyama (3,882) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganyama9369/
Nannyama939/
Nnanyama931/
Nanyamo86766/
Naniama86105/
Nanjama8632/
Nonyama8621/
Nagnama8621/
Nanyoma867/
Nanyami863/
Nanyame862/
Naneama862/
Ngonyama806,117/
Nanjamma80184/
Nganjama8068/
Nganiama8011/
Naniamma806/
Nganyamo804/
Gnagnama801/
Nhonyama801/
Nanjamad801/
Nanhamma801/
Ngonyamah754/
Nanjaamma751/
Nanyomo71955/
Nanjame71232/
Nanyome71177/
Nanhame7143/
Naniamo714/
Nanjami714/
Nanjoma712/
Nanhamj711/
Nagnoma711/
Noniama711/
Nonyami711/
Nanajiamma711/
Nonyame711/
Ngonyamo67478/
Nanjaame67203/
Nannyomo67108/
Nagnouma67102/
Ngonjama6730/
Nganiami6715/
Ngonyami677/
Nhonhama677/
Nnanyomo675/
Nanneheymma674/
Ngonyoma673/
Nanjjoma671/
Nangnamo671/
Ngoniama671/
Nongnama671/
Ngonyame671/

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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 Nanyama
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