Nyambugi Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambugi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambugi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyambugi Last Name Facts

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

Nyambugi occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nyambugi.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambugi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Nyambugi is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nyambugi live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya Nyambugi is mostly found in: Nairobi County, where 50 percent are found, Muranga County, where 13 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Tanzania, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambugai945/
Nyambuga881,319/
Nyambuge88164/
Nyambuzi883/
Nyambogi881/
Nyambuci881/
Nyambudzi82801/
Nyambogai82470/
Nyamboga752,497/
Nyamboge75268/
Nyambozi7540/
Nyambuza7525/
Nyambuse752/
Nyamwusi751/
Nyambuche71222/
Nyambozhi7110/
Nyambuzhe711/
Nyamboze638/
Nyombozi636/
Nyamboza635/
Nyamwoga633/
Nyamwuza632/
Nyanvuga632/
Nyamuhoza5980/
Nyambocha5970/
Nyamboche592/
Nyombhozi591/
Nyawuza531,951/
Njombozi502/
Njombuse501/

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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 Nyambugi
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