Nyamshi Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Nyamshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyamshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamshi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamshi? popularity and diffusion
Nyamshi is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Nyamshi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamshi are found; 79 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Benue, where 100 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Nyamshi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamsi | 92 | 4,013 | / |
| Nyamsha | 86 | 469 | / |
| Nyamssi | 86 | 142 | / |
| Nyanshi | 86 | 132 | / |
| Nyamsai | 86 | 90 | / |
| Njamshi | 86 | 54 | / |
| Nyamsie | 86 | 37 | / |
| Nyamshe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njamnshi | 80 | 127 | / |
| Nyamshaa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Njamshie | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nyanshie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyamsieh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamnsie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niamsi | 77 | 1,223 | / |
| Nyamse | 77 | 154 | / |
| Nyansi | 77 | 129 | / |
| Njamsi | 77 | 64 | / |
| Nyamzi | 77 | 37 | / |
| Nyamsy | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nyamsa | 77 | 14 | / |
| Gnamsi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Naiyanshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njamnshei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnamsie | 71 | 146 | / |
| Njamnsi | 71 | 142 | / |
| Niamsai | 71 | 76 | / |
| Ngnamsi | 71 | 67 | / |
| Nyomsha | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nyansie | 71 | 36 | / |
| Nyamngi | 71 | 15 | / |
| Nyanshe | 71 | 14 | / |
| Njamseh | 71 | 14 | / |
| Niamsoi | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gnamzhi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyamsaa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyamnji | 71 | 4 | / |
| Neamsai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyansha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyomchi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnamssi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamssa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamsea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamnse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyomssi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgie | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Yansi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamchai | 67 | 218 | / |
| Niamchoi | 67 | 215 | / |
| Ngnamsie | 67 | 151 | / |
| Niamchui | 67 | 83 | / |
| Nyasinge | 67 | 30 | / |
| Njanshie | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ngnamssi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Niamchit | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyamsaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnamnsie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyahanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyahanzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamseer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najonshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamnsai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamshed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjoih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamnjih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyasingi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyasinji | 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 Nyamshi
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