Nyambisi Surname
Approximately 373 people bear this surname
Nyambisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 371 | 1:41,613 | 6,424 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nyambisi (11) may also be a first name.
Nyambisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyambisi is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambisi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 764,765th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyambisi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyambisi is also the 3,487,849th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 371 people, or 1 in 41,613. In Zimbabwe Nyambisi is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 53 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live and Wales, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambishi | 94 | 118 | / |
| Nyambizi | 88 | 158 | / |
| Nyambisa | 88 | 147 | / |
| Nyamwisi | 88 | 30 | / |
| Nyambesi | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyambici | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambise | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuisi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhisi | 82 | 10 | / |
| Nyambissa | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyambichi | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuisis | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyawisi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwesi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwisa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyambesa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyombisa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyombise | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyambezi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Niamwisi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambize | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyombesi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwisha | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gnambessi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhambisse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwisyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njombisie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njombissie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Njoumbissi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyawisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeumbissi | 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 Nyambisi
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