Nyamtswam Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Nyamtswam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 72 | 1:2,460,316 | 81,464 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Nyamtswam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamtswam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamtswam is most common in Nigeria. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamtswam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,203,767th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Nyamtswam is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamtswam reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Nyamtswam is mostly found in: Benue, where 78 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 19 percent live and Kano, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamtsam | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamtsum | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamatsime | 74 | 27 | / |
| Nyamitsouma | 70 | 1 | / |
| Namitsumi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Namadasam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamadzamu | 63 | 10 | / |
| Nemtsom | 63 | 1 | / |
| na Motsima | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyama-Dissamou | 61 | 1 | / |
| Niamatsiemi | 60 | 1 | / |
| Nomtsume | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nimtsime | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nematsema | 56 | 3 | / |
| Nimitdisom | 53 | 16 | / |
| Nimitdeesom | 50 | 5 | / |
| Nemtzmi | 50 | 4 | / |
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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 Nyamtswam
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