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
Nyamsha is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamsha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamsha is the 645,988th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamsha reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 109 people.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 115,846. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 61 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 16 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Tanzania Nyamsha occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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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