Nyamisi Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Nyamisi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 106 | 1:435,659 | 23,420 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyamisi (3,280) may also be a first name.
Nyamisi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamisi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamisi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamisi? popularity and diffusion
Nyamisi is the 1,028,911th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamisi are found; 48 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 124,966th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 3,280 people.
The last name Nyamisi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent reside, Vihiga County, where 4 percent reside and Busia County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 42 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamaisi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuisi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamitsi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuisis | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamizi | 86 | 948 | / |
| Nyamisa | 86 | 625 | / |
| Nyamesi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyamise | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyamisy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyomisi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaizi | 80 | 9,003 | / |
| Nyamaisa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Nyamisoa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nyameizi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyamessi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Niammisi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyamisha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhesi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaizzi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyaamaizi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamesa | 71 | 175 | / |
| Nyamezi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nyamize | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyammaizzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamesse | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nyamaize | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyameize | 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
- 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 Nyamisi
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