Nyambuge Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Nyambuge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 163 | 1:324,795 | 24,514 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyambuge (461) may also be a first name.
Nyambuge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambuge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyambuge is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nyambuge click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambuge? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,353,468th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambuge reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyambuge is also the 397,322nd most common forename in the world, borne by 461 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 324,795. In Tanzania Nyambuge is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 54 percent are found, Tanga Region, where 37 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Nyambuge is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambuga | 88 | 1,319 | / |
| Nyamboge | 88 | 268 | / |
| Nyambugi | 88 | 11 | / |
| Nyambuse | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyambuche | 82 | 222 | / |
| Nyambugai | 82 | 5 | / |
| Nyambuzhe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboga | 75 | 2,497 | / |
| Nyambuza | 75 | 25 | / |
| Nyamboze | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nyambuzi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyambogi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambuci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambudzi | 71 | 801 | / |
| Nyambogai | 71 | 470 | / |
| Nyamboche | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyambozi | 63 | 40 | / |
| Nyamboza | 63 | 5 | / |
| Nyamwoga | 63 | 3 | / |
| Nyamwuza | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyanvuga | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwusi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njombuse | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhoza | 59 | 80 | / |
| Nyambocha | 59 | 70 | / |
| Nyambozhi | 59 | 10 | / |
| Nyhomboze | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyawuza | 53 | 1,951 | / |
| Nyombozi | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Nyambuge
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis