Nyamtu Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Nyamtu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyamtu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamtu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamtu is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamtu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Nyamtu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamtu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Plateau, where 41 percent are found, Bauchi, where 39 percent are found and Benue, where 18 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Nyamtu
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