Nyamisi Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamisi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,028,911th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 29,745,085 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamisi reside; 48 percent reside in East Africa and 43 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyamisi is also the 124,966th most commonly occurring forename on earth It is held by 3,280 people.

Nyamisi is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 435,659. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 92 percent live, Vihiga County, where 4 percent live and Busia County, where 1 percent live. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamaisi931/
Nyamuisi931/
Nyamitsi931/
Nyamuisis881/
Nyamizi86948/
Nyamisa86625/
Nyamesi863/
Nyamise862/
Nyamisy861/
Nyomisi861/
Nyamaizi809,003/
Nyamaisa8015/
Nyamisoa8011/
Nyameizi804/
Nyamessi803/
Niammisi803/
Nyamisha801/
Nyamhesi801/
Nyamaizzi755/
Nyaamaizi751/
Nyamesa71175/
Nyamezi7117/
Nyamize712/
Nyammaizzi711/
Nyamesse6715/
Nyamaize678/
Nyameize671/

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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 Nyamisi
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