Nyamali Surname

656,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyamali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyamali (12) may also be a first name.

Nyamali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyamali occurs most in Malawi. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 656,126th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 15,877,006 people. Nyamali occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamali reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name Nyamali is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Not including Malawi it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Nyamali
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