Nyamawi Surname
Approximately 10,342 people bear this surname
Nyamawi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 10,336 | 1:4,468 | 644 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyamawi (3,497) may also be a first name.
Nyamawi Demographics
Nyamawi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyamawi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamawi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamawi is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamawi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamawi is the 49,712th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 704,655 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamawi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 120,069th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,497 people.
This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 10,336 people, or 1 in 4,468. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kwale County, where 55 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 31 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.
Nyamawi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (70%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamaswi | 93 | 34 | / |
| Nyamawai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahwai | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyamawe | 86 | 40 | / |
| Nyamawa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nyamavi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamambi | 80 | 718 | / |
| Nyamaboi | 80 | 534 | / |
| Nyamahwe | 80 | 295 | / |
| Nyamaswe | 80 | 76 | / |
| Nyamasvi | 80 | 75 | / |
| Nyamahwa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyahmawa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyamhawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyamanwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamowei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamombai | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nyamahawa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyamaimbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhamwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahambi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nyamabe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyamave | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nhamawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamobi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamasimwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaboy | 67 | 123 | / |
| Nyamasve | 67 | 114 | / |
| Nyamambe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nyamewaa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niamambi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyamouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamobei | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyamawi
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