Nyamagwa Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamagwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyamagwa 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
Kenya5141:89,8448,086
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyamagwa Demographics

Nyamagwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyamagwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamagwa is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamagwa? popularity and diffusion

Nyamagwa is the 590,896th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamagwa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Nyamagwa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 514 people, or 1 in 89,844. In Kenya Nyamagwa is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 80 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 19 percent are found and Kericho County, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Nyamagwa exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent are found and Iraq, where 0 percent are found.

Nyamagwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyamagwa last name 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
Nyamangwa942/
Nyamakwa883/
Nyamagwe881/
Nyamagua881/
Nyamagba881/
Nyamangwe8226/
Nyamangua8221/
Nyamangwi821/
Nyamankwa821/
Njamangwa821/
Nyamgogwa821/
Nyamakwau821/
Nyamokwa754/
Njamagwo751/
Nyamakwey7148/
Nhamangua712/
Nyomangbi591/
Nhammakua591/
Nyamakuey591/
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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 Nyamagwa
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