Nyamato Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamato Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamato Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5361:86,1577,836
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyamato (83) may also be a first name.

Nyamato Last Name Facts

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

Nyamato has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamato? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 517,348th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. The last name Nyamato occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamato reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyamato is also the 1,052,971st most common first name worldwide It is held by 83 people.

Nyamato is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 536 people, or 1 in 86,157. In Kenya it is most common in: Nyamira County, where 54 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found and Kisii County, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nyamato Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyamato surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamauto931/
Nyamatoha881/
Nyamata86676/
Nyamoto86283/
Nyamauta80255/
Nyamheto80119/
Nyamatha804/
Nyamataa802/
Nyamhoto802/
Nyamaita801/
Nyametho801/
Nyaamata801/
Nyamatta801/
Nyamoito801/
Nyamota71223/
Niamata712/
Gnamata712/
Njamata711/
Niamoto711/
Nyamoita672,535/
Niamotat67227/
Najomata674/
Nyamuita672/
Nhameata671/
Nyamouta671/
Ngeamoto671/
Ngiamoto671/
Niamatha671/
Gnoumatou639/
Nyamoitah632/
Gnoumata5313/

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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 Nyamato
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