Nyamkola Surname
Approximately 159 people bear this surname
Nyamkola Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 158 | 1:335,074 | 25,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nyamkola Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamkola Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamkola occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamkola? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,380,086th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamkola live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
Nyamkola is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 95 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Nyamkola exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamkoulga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyankola | 88 | 22 | / |
| Nyamkoli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkulga | 82 | 5 | / |
| Nyankoula | 82 | 1 | / |
| Niamkoulga | 78 | 33 | / |
| Nyamkuilga | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyankolo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyankala | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyamkali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhamkala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyankhala | 71 | 2 | / |
| Niamekala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niankala | 63 | 18 | / |
| Nyankalo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyonkolo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Gnankolo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njamculj | 50 | 11 | / |
| Nhancolo | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nionkolo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nyancalo | 50 | 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 Nyamkola
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