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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambune? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. Nyambune occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyambune reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 58 people.

The surname Nyambune is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 414 people, or 1 in 111,546. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyamira County, where 32 percent are found, Kisumu County, where 26 percent are found and Homa Bay County, where 22 percent are found. Other than Kenya Nyambune is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Nyambune Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyambune surname is chiefly 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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