Nyamashuka Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyamashuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyamashuka 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
Zimbabwe2991:51,6337,864
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680

Nyamashuka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyamashuka occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamashuka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 885,573rd most commonly used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. Nyamashuka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamashuka are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Nyamashuka is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 51,633. In Zimbabwe Nyamashuka is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 36 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 34 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 25 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live.

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
Nyamasuka9546/
Nyamasauka90559/
Nyamashoka901/
Nyamasoka842,904/
Nyamashoko8038/
Nyamassoka801/
Nyamasoko7419/
Nyamosoki6341/
Nyamosoko631/
Niamassoko6050/

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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 Nyamashuka
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