Nyachama Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyachama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyachama Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1251:369,43921,332
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyachama (17) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyachama Demographics

Nyachama Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyachama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyachama is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyachama click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyachama? popularity and diffusion

Nyachama is the 1,604,449th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyachama reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name on earth, held by 17 people.

The surname Nyachama is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 369,439. In Kenya Nyachama is mostly concentrated in: Nairobi County, where 81 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 3 percent reside and Kisii County, where 3 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nyachama Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyachamo882/
Nyazama8023/
Nyadzama757/
Nyatsama752/
Nyachomi751/
Nyachome751/
Gnatchame711/
Nyajamo6715/
Nyazoma677/
Nyajame671/
Nyatsoma6327/
Nyadzoma631/
Nyatchoumou631/
Nyazeuma631/
Nyajomi531/
Gnazoma531/
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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 Nyachama
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