Nyambishi Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Nyambishi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 117 | 1:131,951 | 17,409 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyambishi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambishi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyambishi is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyambishi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambishi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambishi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 131,951. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 74 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 15 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Nyambishi is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambisi | 94 | 373 | / |
| Nyambichi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyambizi | 82 | 158 | / |
| Nyambisa | 82 | 147 | / |
| Nyamwisi | 82 | 30 | / |
| Nyambici | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambise | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuisi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwisha | 78 | 23 | / |
| Nyamuhisi | 78 | 10 | / |
| Nyambissa | 78 | 4 | / |
| Nyamuisis | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyawisi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuetshi | 74 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwetshi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyambesa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyamwisa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyombise | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyombisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyambezi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyambesi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyambize | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamwisi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njombisie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhambisse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyambessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwisyo | 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 Nyambishi
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