Nyambego Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyambego 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
Kenya1601:288,62418,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nyambego (70) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyambego Demographics

Nyambego Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Nyambego Last Name Facts

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

Nyambego occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambego? popularity and diffusion

Nyambego is the 1,369,340th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Nyambego occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyambego live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequent given name internationally. It is borne by 70 people.

Nyambego is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 288,624. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 86 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 6 percent are found and Migori County, where 3 percent are found. Not including Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Nyambego Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyambego last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
Nyambega883,266/
Nyambigo881/
Nyambegah821/
Nnyambega821/
Nyamwega75257/
Gnamwego751/
Nyambiga751/
Nyamuega751/
Niamouego7120/
Nyomwega631/
Nyamuhiga591/
Nyamwigha591/
Gnanvigo50176/
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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 Nyambego
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