Nyamiya Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyamiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168

Nyamiya (18) may also be a first name.

Nyamiya Last Name Facts

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

Nyamiya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nyamiya.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamiya are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyamiya is also the 2,608,198th most common first name in the world, held by 18 people.

It is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,187,557. In Zimbabwe Nyamiya is most numerous in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyameya8687/
Nyamoya8665/
Nyamiye8611/
Nyamaya865/
Nyamiyo863/
Nyamija862/
Gnamiya861/
Njamiya861/
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Nyameiyo802/
Nehamiya801/
Nyamuuya801/
Nyamai7719,225/
Nyamaa773,368/
Nyamoi77148/
Nyamei7780/
Nyamea7776/
Nyamau7770/
Nyamye7751/
Nyamae7749/
Nyamey7744/
Nyamie7737/
Nyamui7713/
Nyamoa778/
Nyamay775/
Nyamoy771/
Nyamoyaya7562/
Nyamuyowa7510/
Nyamayaja751/
Nyamaha71442/
Nyamayi71221/
Nyamuha71202/
Nyamoye71193/
Nyamoha7177/
Nyamajo7169/
Nyamawe7140/
Nyameyo7118/
Nyameja7114/
Nyamaji7112/
Nyamieh7111/
Nyamhye7111/
Nyoamie719/
Nyameye719/
Niamaia718/
Nyamoja717/
Nyamoyo717/
Nhomiya717/
Nyamuja716/
Nyamayo715/
Nyamaja715/
Nyamaye715/
Nyamaju713/
Nyamaiz712/
Nyamoji712/
Nyameah712/
Nyamoyi711/
Nyamaie711/
Nyamaaa711/
Nyameyi711/
Nyamyeh711/
Nyammoa711/
Nyamayu711/
Nyamahwe67295/
Nyameyio6794/
Nyamajee672/
Niamaiad671/
Nayiamei671/
Nyamoyio671/
Nyameyeh671/

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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 Nyamiya
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