Nyambuga Surname

290,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyambuga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambuga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,1041:35,3624,640
Kenya1131:408,67222,682
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyambuga (18) may also be a first name.

Nyambuga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyambuga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambuga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 290,346th most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,525,054 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambuga reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyambuga is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,104 people, or 1 in 35,362. In Uganda Nyambuga is mostly found in: Kibaale District, where 17 percent reside, Kamwenge District, where 12 percent reside and Kisoro District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.

Nyambuga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambunga9477/
Nyambugai945/
Nyamboga882,497/
Nyambuge88164/
Nyambugi8811/
Nyambugo882/
Nyambogai82470/
Nyambungo8215/
Nyambogo75369/
Nyamboge75268/
Nyamwoga753/
Nyanvuga752/
Nyambogi751/
Nyamuhogo714/
Nyamvogo632/
Njambogo631/

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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 Nyambuga
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