Nyambaka Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyambaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3551:130,08410,701
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nyambaka (21) may also be a first name.

Nyambaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyambaka (Marathi: ञ्यंबका) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambaka? popularity and diffusion

Nyambaka is the 631,297th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The surname Nyambaka occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyambaka are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 21 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 355 people, or 1 in 130,084. In Kenya it is most common in: Nairobi County, where 51 percent live, Nyamira County, where 17 percent live and Vihiga County, where 15 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamboka88297/
Nyambaki88282/
Nyambake88148/
Nyambako8835/
Njambaka881/
Nyamboki751,001/
Nyamboko75171/
Nyamboke75141/
Nyomboka7568/
Nyombako7521/
Nyombakhe7113/
Nhomboka63118/
Gnanbako635/
Nyanboko631/
Niamboko631/
Nyomboke631/
Nyamboque592/
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Nyambaka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyambaka in the Marathi language
ञ्यंबकाnyambaka-

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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 Nyambaka
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