Nyambong Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Nyambong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8121:36,3233,020
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
Brunei11:418,7313,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyambong (186) may also be a first name.

Nyambong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyambong is most common in Malaysia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyambong click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 401,066th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,319,116 people. The last name Nyambong is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Nyambong are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 667,122nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 186 people.

The surname Nyambong is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 812 people, or 1 in 36,323. In Malaysia Nyambong is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 92 percent are found, Johor, where 3 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Malaysia Nyambong is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and Brunei, where 0 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 Nyambong
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