Nyakamba Surname

275,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,0141:45,5424,711
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Zambia401:396,24819,783
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nyakamba (67) may also be a first name.

Nyakamba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakamba is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyakamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyakamba is the 275,277th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,168,472 people. The surname Nyakamba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakamba are found; 73 percent are found in East Africa and 69 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyakamba is also the 1,191,548th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 67 people.

It is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 45,542. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 81 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside and Kisii County, where 6 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 23 percent reside and Zambia, where 3 percent reside.

Nyakamba Last Name Statistics demography

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

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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 Nyakamba
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