Nyafama Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nyafama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyafama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyafama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyafama is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyafama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyafama is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Nyafama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyafama are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyafama is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Nyafama is mostly found in: Buikwe District, where 50 percent are found and Tororo District, where 50 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Nyafama exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaufama | 93 | 18 | / |
| Nafama | 92 | 35 | / |
| Nyafuma | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nwafama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gnafama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nfama | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nafam | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nafma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nwafoama | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyaufuma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyafouma | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neafamah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nfyama | 77 | 239 | / |
| Nfiama | 77 | 55 | / |
| Nafuma | 77 | 53 | / |
| Navama | 77 | 35 | / |
| Nafima | 77 | 16 | / |
| Nafame | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nwafam | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nfwama | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nafami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nafema | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyfmah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nwaafoama | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nfam | 73 | 517 | / |
| Navamma | 71 | 16 | / |
| Naofame | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nwifama | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nafuuma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nafomae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyefoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyafoum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyavoma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navaema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafouma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naffuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naffima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nafaime | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nouafam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navamaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Navam | 67 | 789 | / |
| Nafim | 67 | 494 | / |
| Nafmi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nfuma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Navma | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nvama | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nfami | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nwifamaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nouyavam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nifam | 67 | 2 | / |
| Navvamma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nafem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naffm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfamy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nofouama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwifamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nwaefuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Navamaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyavyuma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiefmma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nfaum | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnajiofoma | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gnofame | 57 | 4 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nyafama
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