Niyongombwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Niyongombwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Niyongombwa (26) may also be a first name.
Niyongombwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Niyongombwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Niyongombwa is held by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Niyongombwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Niyongombwa is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Niyongombwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Niyongombwa is also the 2,084,397th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 26 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Rwanda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 710,311. Apart from Rwanda it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 15 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ningomba | 84 | 18 | / |
| Nongomba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nyangomba | 80 | 174 | / |
| Nyongombe | 80 | 41 | / |
| Nangombwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyaingomba | 76 | 4 | / |
| Niyongambo | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nongo Mbia | 76 | 1 | / |
| Nangomba | 74 | 255 | / |
| Nongombe | 74 | 17 | / |
| Nongamba | 74 | 8 | / |
| Ningamba | 74 | 8 | / |
| Nongombi | 74 | 5 | / |
| Nyengmba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ningombi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ninkomba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyangombaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyangombe | 70 | 1,786 | / |
| Nangombea | 70 | 96 | / |
| Nyangombo | 70 | 56 | / |
| Nyangombi | 70 | 41 | / |
| Nang'omba | 70 | 35 | / |
| Nyangamba | 70 | 23 | / |
| Nyengombe | 70 | 21 | / |
| Nangambwa | 70 | 9 | / |
| Nyangumba | 70 | 6 | / |
| Nainkomba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nyengamba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ningambah | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nyangombu | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nongoumbi | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nangoomba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nankombwa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nenghomba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Niangombe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Ningaamba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nyingamba | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'ombe | 67 | 98 | / |
| Nyan'gombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyaingombo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyingaombe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ningambaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niwangamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangomb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangmba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nang'ambwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'amba | 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 Niyongombwa
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