Nyambeya Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyambeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyambeya Last Name Facts

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

Nyambeya is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambeya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,353,468th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambeya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 90 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

Nyambeya is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 97 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, 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
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  • 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 Nyambeya
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