Nyambu Surname

63,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7,3521:6,281855
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Tanzania861:615,60037,853
Cameroon641:324,51729,689
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Zambia311:511,28822,588
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Nyambu (2,029) may also be a first name.

Nyambu Last Name Facts

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

Nyambu (Russian: Нямбу) is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyambu is the 63,929th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 930,483 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambu reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 167,613th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 2,029 people.

Nyambu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 7,352 people, or 1 in 6,281. In Kenya Nyambu is mostly concentrated in: Taita Taveta County, where 53 percent live, Kilifi County, where 17 percent live and Mombasa County, where 17 percent live. Other than Kenya it is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Nyambu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyambu surname is principally Christian (98%) in Kenya.

The amount Nyambu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.54% less than the national average, earning R 79,524 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambuu92865/
Nyambeu92183/
Nyambui9298/
Nyambou9220/
Nyambau9215/
Nyambuh9213/
Nyambut928/
Nyamebu921/
Nyambuy921/
Nyamebui863/
Nyambush861/
Nyambeuh861/
Nhambu83529/
Niambu83116/
Neambu8319/
Njambu837/
Nyombu835/
Nyanbu832/
Ngiambu77192/
Njambou77122/
Niambou7790/
Niambau7748/
Niambut7743/
Gnambou7743/
Nyombui7711/
Nhambau775/
Nyamboe773/
Njambeu773/
Nyombeu771/
Nyamboo771/
Nyawu73116/
Ngnambeu712/
Ngeambou711/
Njombu6780/
Niambault6714/
Neombu675/
Nyanvu674/
Niamvu674/
Nyanwu673/
Nyawua672/
Nyomvu671/

Nyambu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyambu in the Russian language
Нямбуnambu-

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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
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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 Nyambu
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