Nyambu Surname
Approximately 7,832 people bear this surname
Nyambu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7,352 | 1:6,281 | 855 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Cameroon | 64 | 1:324,517 | 29,689 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Zambia | 31 | 1:511,288 | 22,588 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Nyambu (2,029) may also be a first name.
Nyambu Demographics
Average Nyambu Salary in
United States
$49,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambuu | 92 | 865 | / |
| Nyambeu | 92 | 183 | / |
| Nyambui | 92 | 98 | / |
| Nyambou | 92 | 20 | / |
| Nyambau | 92 | 15 | / |
| Nyambuh | 92 | 13 | / |
| Nyambut | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nyamebu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyambuy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamebui | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyambush | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nhambu | 83 | 529 | / |
| Niambu | 83 | 116 | / |
| Neambu | 83 | 19 | / |
| Njambu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nyombu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nyanbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngiambu | 77 | 192 | / |
| Njambou | 77 | 122 | / |
| Niambou | 77 | 90 | / |
| Niambau | 77 | 48 | / |
| Niambut | 77 | 43 | / |
| Gnambou | 77 | 43 | / |
| Nyombui | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nhambau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyamboe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njambeu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyombeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawu | 73 | 116 | / |
| Ngnambeu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngeambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njombu | 67 | 80 | / |
| Niambault | 67 | 14 | / |
| Neombu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyanvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niamvu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyanwu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyawua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyomvu | 67 | 1 | / |
Nyambu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyambu in the Russian language | ||
| Нямбу | nambu | - |
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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 Nyambu
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