Nyambuya Surname

93,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyambuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2,8271:5,461554
Tanzania2,2111:23,9452,951
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nyambuya (132) may also be a first name.

Nyambuya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyambuya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,357th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,425,576 people. Nyambuya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambuya live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyambuya is also the 807,735th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 132 people.

The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2,827 people, or 1 in 5,461. In Zimbabwe Nyambuya is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 53 percent live, Harare Province, where 22 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 43 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Nyambuya Last Name Statistics demography

Nyambuya earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.28% more than the national average, earning R 397,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyambouya941/
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Nyambiya881,217/
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Njambuya88248/
Nyambuyi88177/
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Nyambey809/
Nyamboa808/
Nyambay802/
Nyambye801/
Nyamweya7513,077/
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Nyamboha75467/
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Nyamboyi751/
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Nyamba'a751/
Nyambaii751/
Nyambawe751/
Nyambeuh751/
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Nyawua712/
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Niambai67248/
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Njambou67122/
Niambou6790/
Niambau6748/
Gnambou6743/
Nyawaya6743/
Nyombui6711/
Nyamwai676/
Nyambie676/
Nyamway675/
Nhambau675/
Nyamwey674/
Nyamboe673/
Njambeu673/
Nyamweyaya672/
Nyombai672/
Nyiawua671/
Gnamboy671/
Gnambey671/
Nyamwae671/
Nyamboi671/
Nyombeu671/
Njambea671/

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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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  • 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 Nyambuya
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