Nyambaba Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyambaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania711:745,65741,495
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyambaba Last Name Facts

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

Nyambaba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambaba? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyambaba is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambaba live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 745,657. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Other than Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambabe88421/
Nyambawa88114/
Nyambabi8894/
Nyamboba888/
Nyamwaba884/
Nyambava883/
Nyambabo881/
Nyamwabo7548/
Nyambawo759/
Nyambobo757/
Nyambowa757/
Nyamvava754/
Nyamuoba751/
Nyomwaba751/
Nyamwawa751/
Nyambova751/
Gnambabou711/
Nyabowa67146/
Nyawawa6719/
Nyambowo6331/
Gnomboba631/
Gnanbobe501/

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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 Nyambaba
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