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
Nanyama is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,838th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 864,785 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyama live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nanyama is also the 112,583rd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 3,882 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 4,172 people, or 1 in 11,069. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 47 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 21 percent live and Kakamega County, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 49 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.
Nanyama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nanyama last name is chiefly 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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