Nyameye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nyameye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Nyameye (10) may also be a first name.
Nyameye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyameye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyameye is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyameye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyameye live; 89 percent live in Central Africa and 89 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nyameye is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 10 people.
The last name Nyameye is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon Nyameye is mostly found in: South Region, where 88 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Cameroon Nyameye is found in one country. It is also common in Ghana, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyameyeh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamye | 92 | 51 | / |
| Nyamey | 92 | 44 | / |
| Nyamee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamoye | 86 | 193 | / |
| Nyameya | 86 | 87 | / |
| Nyameyo | 86 | 18 | / |
| Nyamhye | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nyamiye | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nyomeye | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nyamaye | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyameyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamyeh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyameyio | 80 | 94 | / |
| Nyameiyo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyamajee | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyameoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnamey | 77 | 1,223 | / |
| Nyamei | 77 | 80 | / |
| Nyamea | 77 | 76 | / |
| Niamey | 77 | 67 | / |
| Nyamae | 77 | 49 | / |
| Nyamie | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nyamue | 77 | 15 | / |
| Niamee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyamay | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyamoe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyameu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njamee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamujehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamayi | 71 | 221 | / |
| Nyamuya | 71 | 93 | / |
| Nyamoya | 71 | 65 | / |
| Nyomoye | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nyamawe | 71 | 40 | / |
| Nyamoue | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nyamiya | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nyameja | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nyamieh | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyoamie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyamoyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyamayo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyamaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyamiyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyameah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnamaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnameje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamayu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neameey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaamue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyammue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehamee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njamaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njameya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamoyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamejo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyameuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahwe | 67 | 295 | / |
| Nayiamei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamoyio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehameya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehamaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuuya | 67 | 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
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- 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 Nyameye
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