Nyamse Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Nyamse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 106 | 1:1,671,158 | 61,739 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Nyamse (15) may also be a first name.
Nyamse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamse is found most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyamse click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,409,418th most frequently held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamse are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 69 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 15 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 86 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Rivers, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 23 percent reside and Tanzania, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamsie | 92 | 37 | / |
| Nyamsea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamshe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamsieh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamseer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamsi | 83 | 4,013 | / |
| Gnamse | 83 | 525 | / |
| Nyamsy | 83 | 30 | / |
| Nyamsa | 83 | 14 | / |
| Njamse | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyomse | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyamsha | 77 | 469 | / |
| Gnamsie | 77 | 146 | / |
| Nyamssi | 77 | 142 | / |
| Nyamsai | 77 | 90 | / |
| Nyamshi | 77 | 19 | / |
| Niamsee | 77 | 14 | / |
| Njamseh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nyamsaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyamege | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyamjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamssa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Neamsee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngnamsie | 71 | 151 | / |
| Nyamshaa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Njamshie | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nyamsaya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njamshed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamsi | 67 | 1,223 | / |
| Nyamza | 67 | 282 | / |
| Niamsa | 67 | 191 | / |
| Njamsi | 67 | 64 | / |
| Nyamzi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nyamzy | 67 | 20 | / |
| Gnamsi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niamje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nnhamseeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamsy | 67 | 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
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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 Nyamse
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