Nyambor Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Nyambor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Nyambor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyambor occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Nyambor reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 29 percent are found and South Sudan, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambar86432/
Nyambur8672/
Nyanbor865/
Nyombor861/
Nyambure804/
Nyambarr801/
Nyombore801/
Nyanborh801/
Nyawor775/
Nyanwor718/
Nyanvor713/
Nyombar711/
Nyanbar711/
Nyawour711/
Neanbor710/
Gnambare6719/
Niambare671/
Nyawar6220/
Nyanuar576/
Nyanwar572/
Njamvar571/
Naiyanwar502/

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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 Nyambor
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