Nyamai Surname
Approximately 19,225 people bear this surname
Nyamai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 18,965 | 1:2,435 | 385 |
| Zimbabwe | 130 | 1:118,756 | 16,091 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nyamai (20,090) may also be a first name.
Nyamai Demographics
Nyamai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyamai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamai is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamai is the 27,962nd most common family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 379,066 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamai live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 37,665th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 20,090 people.
The surname Nyamai is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 18,965 people, or 1 in 2,435. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kitui County, where 30 percent live, Makueni County, where 28 percent live and Machakos County, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Nyamai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Nyamai earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning $25,208 USD per year.
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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 Nyamai
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