Nyambia Surname
Approximately 75 people bear this surname
Nyambia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 69 | 1:301,001 | 28,076 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyambia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyambia occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambia? popularity and diffusion
Nyambia is the 2,185,341st most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Nyambia occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyambia reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyambia is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 301,001. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 77 percent live, Littoral Region, where 22 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Cameroon Nyambia occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambija | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nyamebia | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyambiap | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyambio | 86 | 57 | / |
| Nyamvia | 86 | 23 | / |
| Nyombia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Njambia | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyambya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwija | 80 | 2,591 | / |
| Ngiambia | 80 | 27 | / |
| Nyambioh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ngnambia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyamvias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyombiah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaija | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwijja | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyatimbya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyaamwija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwea | 71 | 261 | / |
| Gnambio | 71 | 151 | / |
| Nyambeo | 71 | 60 | / |
| Niambio | 71 | 40 | / |
| Nhambio | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nyombya | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyonbia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyambyo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Njombia | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njambea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeho | 67 | 111 | / |
| Nhambiho | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyamweha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeumbia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyanbgea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeambio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwajja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njamwea | 57 | 48 | / |
| Gnombio | 57 | 24 | / |
| Niombio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nianbio | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njaamwea | 53 | 4 | / |
| Nyanwhea | 53 | 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
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- 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 Nyambia
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