Nyamasi Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyamasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania781:678,73939,598
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Kenya541:855,18332,488
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Nyamasi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyamasi (Oriya: ନଯ୍ମସୀ) is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamasi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyamasi is the 1,067,497th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamasi reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 34 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 678,739. In Tanzania Nyamasi is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 90 percent reside, Geita Region, where 5 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 5 percent reside. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and Kenya, where 23 percent reside.

Nyamasi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamashi932,733/
Nyamasai931/
Nyamaisi931/
Nyamashie881/
Njamasi861,693/
Nyamosi861,505/
Nyamase86146/
Nyamazi86130/
Nyamasa8649/
Nyamaizi809,003/
Nyamasyo801,778/
Nyamasha8033/
Nyamhosi8016/
Nyamaisa8015/
Gnamatsi8012/
Nyamaize808/
Nyamaasa804/
Nyamasea804/
Nyamhazi802/
Nyamazzi802/
Gnamassi801/
Nyamoshi801/
Nyamhotsi75123/
Nyamaizzi755/
Nyamossie751/
Nyaamaizi751/
Nyamose7172/
Njamazi718/
Njamase713/
Nyamaze712/
Nijamashai711/
Nyomase711/
Nyammaizzi711/
Niamasa711/
Nyamosy711/
Nyamashaya711/
Nyameizi674/
Gnamasse672/
Nyamotse671/
Nyamoshe671/
Nyamosha671/
Nyameize671/
Niamaize671/
Ngiamosi671/

Nyamasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyamasi in the Oriya language
ନଯ୍ମସୀnaymasi-

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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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  • 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 Nyamasi
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