Nyambua Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nyambua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nyambua Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431

Nyambua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyambua is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyambua.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambua? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyambua is the 3,373,373rd most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname Nyambua is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambua live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Apart from The DR Congo this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambwa86256/
Nyambuo8625/
Nyabwa77511/
Nyambwoha7564/
Nyasembwa751/
Nyamfwa7148/
Njombua7128/
Nyamvwa714/
Nyanvua714/
Nyambwooha713/
Niambuo711/
Nyamvuoh671/
Nyapwa6217/
Njombwa57367/
Nyanvwa5796/
Nyonpua5712/
Nyanfwa571/
Njampuop531/
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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 Nyambua
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