Nyamssi Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyamssi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamssi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyamssi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyamssi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nyamssi is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamssi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Nyamssi is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyamssi reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyamssi is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 150,500. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 48 percent live, Centre Region, where 35 percent live and West Region, where 10 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamsi924,013/
Nyamsai8690/
Nyamsie8637/
Nyamshi8619/
Gnamssi861/
Nyamssa861/
Nyomssi861/
Ngnamssi8016/
Nyamsieh801/
Niamsi771,223/
Nyamse77154/
Njamsi7764/
Nyamzi7737/
Nyamsy7730/
Nyamsa7714/
Gnamsi778/
Ngniamssi751/
Nyamsha71469/
Gnamsie71146/
Niamsai7176/
Ngnamsi7167/
Njamshi7154/
Niamsoi718/
Nyamsaa715/
Neamsai713/
Nyamgie711/
Nyamsea711/
Nyamshe711/
Ngnamsie67151/
Nyamshaa6715/
Njamshie6714/
Nyamsaya674/
Nyamjoih671/
Njoumssi671/
Nyamseer671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Nyamssi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis