Nyambwe Surname
Approximately 214 people bear this surname
Nyambwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 205 | 1:360,388 | 31,424 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Nyambwe (107) may also be a first name.
Nyambwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyambwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyambwe is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyambwe? popularity and diffusion
Nyambwe is the 1,129,067th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. Nyambwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambwe reside; 96 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyambwe is also the 910,230th most common first name globally, held by 107 people.
The last name Nyambwe is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 360,388. Excluding The DR Congo this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyabwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nyambwa | 86 | 256 | / |
| Nhambwe | 86 | 15 | / |
| Nyombwe | 86 | 15 | / |
| Niambwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyambve | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyambwi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Najombwe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nayombwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nyamboue | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyabwa | 77 | 511 | / |
| Nyebwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Najjombwe | 75 | 247 | / |
| Nyambwoha | 75 | 64 | / |
| Nyambui | 71 | 98 | / |
| Nyambvi | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nyombwi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyambwooha | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nnajjombwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhombwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnamboue | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyamebui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyambuhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamboue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnamboueh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyebwa | 62 | 48 | / |
| Nyapwa | 62 | 17 | / |
| Njombwa | 57 | 367 | / |
| Nyombui | 57 | 11 | / |
| Nyanpue | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gnomboue | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gnampouet | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gniomboue | 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 Nyambwe
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