Nyamka Surname
Approximately 721 people bear this surname
Nyamka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 436 | 1:121,426 | 11,530 |
| Cameroon | 269 | 1:77,208 | 9,506 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
Nyamka (238) may also be a first name.
Nyamka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamka (Russian: Нямка) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamka is the 466,730th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,107,553 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamka reside; 60 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most widespread given name in the world, held by 238 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 436 people, or 1 in 121,426. In Tanzania Nyamka is most frequent in: Pwani Region, where 58 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 35 percent reside and Iringa Region, where 7 percent reside. Other than Tanzania Nyamka is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and Nigeria, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamkah | 92 | 28 | / |
| Nyamkaa | 92 | 18 | / |
| Nyamgka | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkaya | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nyamko | 83 | 287 | / |
| Nyamke | 83 | 52 | / |
| Njamka | 83 | 16 | / |
| Nyamki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyomka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkeu | 77 | 45 | / |
| Nyamkyo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyomkaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyamkey | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngnamka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njamkha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njamkah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamcca | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamekeh | 71 | 850 | / |
| Nyamekje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nijamkha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamke | 67 | 6,319 | / |
| Njomka | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nyomki | 67 | 34 | / |
| Niamké | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gnamko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamko | 67 | 1 | / |
Nyamka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyamka in the Russian language | ||
| Нямка | namka | - |
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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 Nyamka
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