Nyambune Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambune Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambune Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4141:111,5469,517
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Nyambune (58) may also be a first name.

Nyambune Last Name Facts

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

Nyambune is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyambune click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. Nyambune occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyambune are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyambune is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 58 people.

The last name Nyambune is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 32 percent live, Kisumu County, where 26 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 22 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Nyambune Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambone88112/
Nyambuni884/
Nyambuna883/
Nyambonei821/
Nyambouni821/
Nyambona7537/
Nyamboni756/
Niambone753/
Njambone752/
Njambuni751/
Nyamvone751/
Nyambonyi711/
Nyamwoni6310/
Nyanvone631/
Njombone631/
Nyamvona631/
Gnanwoune591/
Nihambona591/
Nyewuna531/
Njomboni50914/
Nyonvone501/

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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 Nyambune
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