Nanyimba Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanyimba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyimba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4921:79,3488,522
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nanyimba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanyimba occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyimba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 614,324th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyimba reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nanyimba is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 492 people, or 1 in 79,348. In Uganda Nanyimba is primarily concentrated in: Nakasongola District, where 68 percent are found, Buyende District, where 7 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Zambia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nannyimba945/
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Nanyemba881,039/
Nanjimba881/
Nanyimbe881/
Nanhimbai821/
Nanyembe75166/
Nonyemba7510/
Nanjemba753/
Nangemba751/
Nanjimbe751/
Nanyinwa751/
Nanjjemba713/
Namnyembe712/
Nannyembe712/
Nanyyombi711/
Nanjembe63144/
Nangembo634/
Nangembe633/
Nonyembe631/
Nongemba631/
Nnanjinwa591/
Ngoynyembo561/
Nonyawo5375/
Nanjenbe501/

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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 Nanyimba
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