Nyamhanga Surname

37,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyamhanga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamhanga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania13,7511:3,850533
Zimbabwe2771:55,7348,431
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyamhanga (3,201) may also be a first name.

Nyamhanga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamhanga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamhanga? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 37,523rd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 519,352 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamhanga are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 126,916th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 3,201 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 13,751 people, or 1 in 3,850. In Tanzania Nyamhanga is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 69 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 7 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.

Nyamhanga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyamhanga surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Nyamhanga
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