Nyamamba Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8221:56,1805,585
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
United States121:30,204,911765,334
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Nyamamba (136) may also be a first name.

Nyamamba Last Name Facts

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

Nyamamba is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamamba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyamamba is the 391,429th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyamamba live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 63 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyamamba is also the 794,286th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 136 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 822 people, or 1 in 56,180. In Kenya Nyamamba is mostly found in: Nyamira County, where 43 percent are found, Kisii County, where 30 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nyamamba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyamamba surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyamamba earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 68.53% less than the national average, earning $13,578 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 Nyamamba
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