Nyambala Surname
Approximately 920 people bear this surname
Nyambala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 379 | 1:139,688 | 12,861 |
| Zambia | 360 | 1:44,028 | 4,275 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyambala (31) may also be a first name.
Nyambala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyambala has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 386,017th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 7,921,246 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambala live; 42 percent live in East Africa and 42 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 31 people.
The last name Nyambala is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 379 people, or 1 in 139,688. In Tanzania Nyambala is mostly concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 46 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 27 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania Nyambala occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambalya | 94 | 642 | / |
| Nyambaula | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamballa | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyambalo | 88 | 4,740 | / |
| Nyambali | 88 | 503 | / |
| Nyambale | 88 | 202 | / |
| Nyamwala | 88 | 169 | / |
| Nyambola | 88 | 46 | / |
| Niambala | 88 | 34 | / |
| Nhambala | 88 | 4 | / |
| Gnambala | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyombala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaila | 82 | 14 | / |
| Nyamboula | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyamballe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamewala | 82 | 1 | / |
| Niambaly | 75 | 475 | / |
| Nyamboli | 75 | 177 | / |
| Nyambolo | 75 | 118 | / |
| Nyombale | 75 | 49 | / |
| Nyamwalo | 75 | 47 | / |
| Nyombali | 75 | 44 | / |
| Njambali | 75 | 42 | / |
| Gnambale | 75 | 13 | / |
| Gnambali | 75 | 12 | / |
| Niambali | 75 | 10 | / |
| Njambalo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Njamvala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niambale | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyombola | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhambali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboulo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Niamballi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyambolia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyambolie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanwalah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeambali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnambale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngnambalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niambally | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambollo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawalo | 67 | 175 | / |
| Nyawola | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnamboulla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyasembolo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngniambale | 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 Nyambala
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