Nyamah Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyamah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,2931:57,1386,837
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Liberia2021:21,8242,157
Cameroon471:441,89537,035
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England51:11,143,612252,590
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyamah (4,031) may also be a first name.

Nyamah Last Name Facts

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

Nyamah has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,259th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,226,005 people. The surname Nyamah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyamah are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nyamah is also the 109,911th most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 4,031 people.

It is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,293 people, or 1 in 57,138. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 28 percent are found and Liberia, where 9 percent are found.

Nyamah Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nyamah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.01% more than the national average, earning R 318,456 per year and in United States they earn 102.79% more than the national average, earning $87,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamaah92850/
Nyamaha92442/
Nyamahe9291/
Nnyamah9249/
Nyamath9223/
Nyameah922/
Nyaamah921/
Nyama9119,567/
Nnyammah862/
Nyamai8319,225/
Nyamaa833,368/
Niamah831,168/
Nhyama83647/
Neamah83236/
Nyamoh83225/
Nyomah83176/
Nyamea8376/
Nyamau8370/
Nyamma8345/
Nyaama8344/
Nnyama8331/
Njamah8319/
N'Yama8310/
Nyamoa838/
Nyamay835/
Nyamga835/
Nyamha832/
Nyhama831/
Hnyama831/
Nyamahowa80234/
Nyamahova8012/
Naiyamahe801/
Naiyama7793/
Nyamoha7777/
Nihamah7716/
Niammah7714/
Najomah7710/
Nyahama777/
Nyamhoo774/
Nayiama773/
Neiyama772/
Nyamaiz772/
Nyamgoh772/
Nyamooh772/
Neameah771/
Nieamah771/
Nuiyama771/
Nyammoa771/
Nyamoth771/
Nyameuh771/
Nyamaaa771/
Nyomahe771/
Nehamah771/
Nhama739,871/
Niama736,059/
Njama736,038/
Gnama732,905/
Neama731,461/
Nyoma73617/
Nyamo73598/
Néama731/
Nyamouth71176/
Ngayiama714/
Naiyomah712/
Nahayama712/
Nayyamat712/
Naayamma711/
Nyamotch711/
Nyaahama711/
Niamat673,155/
Ngiama67942/
Nihama67789/
Ngeama67554/
Njamas67337/
Niamma67196/
Ngnama67183/
Nyamoi67148/
Nehama67127/
Njeama6797/
Niamha6797/
Nyamasowa6787/
Nyamei6780/
Nuyoma6769/
Niamas6768/
Nyamou6750/
Nyamey6744/
Njamga6741/
Njomah6733/
Niamho6730/
Nijama6726/
Nyamgo6722/
Gnamma6717/
Noyoma6717/
Nayoma6714/
Niamai6714/
Najoma6714/
Njamma6713/
Neamha6713/
Njaama6710/
Njammasch677/
Neamho677/
Neaama675/
Nyamopowa674/
Nyooma672/
Njamoh672/
Nieama672/
Naioma671/
Nyamadowa671/
Neeama671/
Nneama671/
Niamoa671/
Njiama671/
Njaima671/
Njamau671/
Nyomma671/
Nyamoy671/
Nyameu671/
Gnaama671/
Gnamat671/
Gnamea671/
Gnamho671/
Ne'ama671/
Nyameo671/
Njamaa671/
Niaama671/
Niamad671/

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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 Nyamah
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