Nyamsha Surname
Approximately 469 people bear this surname
Nyamsha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 457 | 1:115,846 | 11,101 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
Nyamsha (109) may also be a first name.
Nyamsha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamsha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamsha occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamsha? popularity and diffusion
Nyamsha is the 645,988th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 15,538,477 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamsha are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyamsha is also the 900,062nd most common first name globally, borne by 109 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 457 people, or 1 in 115,846. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 61 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamshaa | 93 | 15 | / |
| Nyamsa | 92 | 14 | / |
| Nyamsai | 86 | 90 | / |
| Nyomsha | 86 | 60 | / |
| Nyamsoh | 86 | 24 | / |
| Nyamshi | 86 | 19 | / |
| Nyamsaa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyamsea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamssa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamshe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamsaya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyamsieh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamsi | 77 | 4,013 | / |
| Nyamza | 77 | 282 | / |
| Niamsa | 77 | 191 | / |
| Nyamse | 77 | 154 | / |
| Nyamsy | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nyamso | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gnamsa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyamjoh | 71 | 167 | / |
| Nyamssi | 71 | 142 | / |
| Niamsai | 71 | 76 | / |
| Njamshi | 71 | 54 | / |
| Nyamsie | 71 | 37 | / |
| Njamseh | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nyameja | 71 | 14 | / |
| Niamsap | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyamdja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neamsai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gnamssa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njamcha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamzoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamcha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamchai | 67 | 218 | / |
| Niamsaat | 67 | 98 | / |
| Njamshie | 67 | 14 | / |
| Niamchay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamedja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamseer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamezah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjuoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamshed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnamssa | 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
- 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 Nyamsha
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