Nyamgba Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Nyamgba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 279 | 1:634,920 | 29,981 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nyamgba (30) may also be a first name.
Nyamgba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamgba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamgba is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nyamgba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamgba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 935,326th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamgba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyamgba is also the 1,911,214th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 30 people.
The last name Nyamgba is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 279 people, or 1 in 634,920. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 94 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 3 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Nyamgba exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaamgba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgbe | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nyamgbo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nyamgwa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Gnamgba | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyamgbet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyamegbe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ngnamgba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamingwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gnamgbi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Gnamgbo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gnamgbe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyomgbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neamgbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamgbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamgbo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnamgby | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaming'hwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyamecwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngnamgbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Gnamgbo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gnomgbe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njomgbie | 53 | 160 | / |
| Nyamkwei | 53 | 12 | / |
| Njomgbet | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njiomgbie | 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 Nyamgba
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