Nyalama Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Nyalama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 24 | 1:2,205,901 | 48,025 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nyalama (24) may also be a first name.
Nyalama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyalama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyalama is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyalama? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyalama reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 65 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyalama is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 24 people.
The last name Nyalama is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,205,901. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 38 percent live, Shinyanga Region, where 38 percent live and Tabora Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 32 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyalamea | 93 | 55 | / |
| Nyaloma | 86 | 98 | / |
| Nyolama | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nyalami | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gnalama | 86 | 2 | / |
| Njalama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyalamoi | 80 | 42 | / |
| Nyalamoy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Neealamma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyalaamoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyaalamoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyalomo | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nialamo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyoloma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njalame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnalouma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnalamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneoulama | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njoloma | 57 | 1,841 | / |
| Gnaloume | 53 | 12 | / |
| Ngaihhoilami | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nayolome | 53 | 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 Nyalama
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