Nyambae Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya471:982,55134,283
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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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