Nganyama Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Nganyama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nganyama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganyama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nganyama occurs most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganyama? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,293,424th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. Nganyama is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganyama reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Nganyama is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 98 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nghanyama | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nanyama | 93 | 8,427 | / |
| Ganyama | 93 | 7 | / |
| Ngonyama | 88 | 6,117 | / |
| Nganjama | 88 | 68 | / |
| Nganiama | 88 | 11 | / |
| Nannyama | 88 | 9 | / |
| Ganyamas | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nganyamo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Ganyamma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nnanyama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nghonyama | 82 | 2,064 | / |
| Ngonyamah | 82 | 4 | / |
| N'Gagnama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngomnyama | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nanyamo | 80 | 766 | / |
| Naniama | 80 | 105 | / |
| Nanjama | 80 | 32 | / |
| Nagnama | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nonyama | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ganiama | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nanyoma | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naneama | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gagnama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gonyama | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyamo | 75 | 478 | / |
| Nanjamma | 75 | 184 | / |
| Ngonjama | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ganjamad | 75 | 29 | / |
| Nganiami | 75 | 15 | / |
| Ganjamma | 75 | 12 | / |
| Ngonyami | 75 | 7 | / |
| Naniamma | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ngonhama | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngonyoma | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ngagnami | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hgonyama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nhonyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanhamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nanjamad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nongnama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gagnamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gangiama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngamjama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnagnama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngonyame | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kgonyama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ngoniama | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gangayyamma | 74 | 7 | / |
| Nghonyami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanjaamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganjiamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nghonyamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanyomo | 67 | 955 | / |
| Gonyoma | 67 | 6 | / |
| Naniamo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ghaniahmad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nanjoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gonyamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nagnoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noniama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nanajiamma | 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 Nganyama
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