Nyambwa Surname
Approximately 256 people bear this surname
Nyambwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Kenya | 28 | 1:1,649,282 | 35,844 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nyambwa (17) may also be a first name.
Nyambwa Demographics
Nyambwa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyambwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyambwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 998,609th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Nyambwa is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyambwa live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyambwa is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Nyambwa is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 81 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 11 percent live.
Nyambwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyambwa last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyabwa | 92 | 511 | / |
| Nyambwoha | 88 | 64 | / |
| Nyambwe | 86 | 214 | / |
| Nyambua | 86 | 34 | / |
| Nyamvwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyambwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyambwooha | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nyebwa | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nyapwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nyabwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Njombwa | 71 | 367 | / |
| Nyambui | 71 | 98 | / |
| Nyambvi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nyambuo | 71 | 25 | / |
| Nyombwe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nhambwe | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nyombwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyambve | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niambwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najombwe | 67 | 39 | / |
| Nayombwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyamebui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyamboue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyambuhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najjombwe | 63 | 247 | / |
| Nyebwe | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nnajjombwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Njombua | 57 | 28 | / |
| Nyombui | 57 | 11 | / |
| Niambuo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhombwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gnamboue | 53 | 10 | / |
| Nyamvuoh | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njamboue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gnamboueh | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyambwa
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