Nyamo Surname
Approximately 598 people bear this surname
Nyamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 428 | 1:107,897 | 9,274 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Cameroon | 22 | 1:944,049 | 61,779 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyamo (632) may also be a first name.
Nyamo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamo (Hindi: न्यामो, Russian: Нямо) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 538,129th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyamo live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 331,170th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 632 people.
Nyamo is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 428 people, or 1 in 107,897. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Narok County, where 60 percent are found, Migori County, where 39 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 1 percent are found. Other than Kenya it is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nyamo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyamo in the Hindi language | ||
| न्यामो | n'yamo | - |
| Nyamo in the Russian language | ||
| Нямо | namo | - |
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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 Nyamo
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