Nyakambi Surname

288,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,332 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8811:52,4185,284
South Africa4471:121,20314,363
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyakambi (387) may also be a first name.

Nyakambi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakambi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakambi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 288,063rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,471,131 people. Nyakambi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakambi reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 440,394th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 387 people.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 52,418. In Kenya Nyakambi is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 50 percent live, Kisii County, where 43 percent live and Trans Nzoia County, where 5 percent live. Barring Kenya Nyakambi occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Nyakambi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyakambi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.46% less than the national average, earning R 153,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakasimbi893/
Nyakamba881,410/
Nyakombi88834/
Nyokambi889/
Nyakambe881/
Nayokambi821/
Nyakahamba782/
Nyakatembe781/
Nyakasembe781/
Nyakombe75325/
Nyakomba75220/
Niokambi752/
Nyakonbi751/
Nyakomby751/
Njokambi751/
Nyakuombe711/
Nyakuomba711/
Njakomba6321/
Nyacomba632/
Nhakombe631/

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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 Nyakambi
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