Nyambae Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Nyambae Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 47 | 1:982,551 | 34,283 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyambae Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambae Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyambae occurs most in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambae? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,808,717th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambae are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The surname Nyambae is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 982,551. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 91 percent are found and Migori County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Nyambae
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