Nyambira Surname

397,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyambira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe8671:17,8072,619
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyambira (24) may also be a first name.

Nyambira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyambira occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 397,164th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,215,948 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambira live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 24 people.

The last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 867 people, or 1 in 17,807. In Zimbabwe Nyambira is mostly found in: Midlands Province, where 47 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 15 percent live and Harare Province, where 13 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Nyambira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyambira surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambirai94574/
Nyambaira944/
Nyambiri88275/
Nyambera88223/
Nyambiro88111/
Nhambira8849/
Nyamwira8822/
Nyambire8822/
Nyamwaira8289/
Nhambirai8212/
Nyambiryo821/
Nyamuhira821/
Nyawira8025,704/
Nyamwera75939/
Nyambere75841/
Nyamberi75251/
Nhambire7517/
Nyambero7514/
Niamwira754/
Nhambiri752/
Nhambiro751/
Gnanbira751/
Nyamwiro751/
Nyombera751/
Njamwira751/
Nyanwira751/
Nyamuera751/
Nhambirre714,947/
Nyombaire7119/
Niamwirat7114/
Nyombeire713/
Njaumbire711/
Nyambeere711/
Nyawera67398/
Nyamwero63288/
Njombiro63157/
Nyamvere6317/
Njambere632/
Nyonvira632/
Nyanviri631/
Gnombire631/
Najjambere561/

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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 Nyambira
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