Nyamu Surname
Approximately 11,058 people bear this surname
Nyamu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,719 | 1:4,752 | 676 |
| DR Congo | 602 | 1:122,724 | 13,305 |
| Tanzania | 361 | 1:146,653 | 13,374 |
| Nigeria | 187 | 1:947,287 | 40,584 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Namibia | 36 | 1:66,928 | 7,260 |
| Uganda | 31 | 1:1,259,332 | 49,678 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Nyamu (2,376) may also be a first name.
Nyamu Demographics
Average Nyamu Salary in
United States
$25,300 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nyamu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamu (Hindi: न्यामू, Marathi: न्यामु) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 46,859th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 659,029 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamu reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 152,372nd most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,376 people.
The surname Nyamu is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,719 people, or 1 in 4,752. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 22 percent reside, Meru County, where 14 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Kenya Nyamu exists in 25 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Nyamu Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyamu last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Nyamu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.37% less than the national average, earning $25,300 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamau | 91 | 70 | / |
| N'Yamu | 91 | 55 | / |
| Nyamou | 91 | 50 | / |
| Nyamui | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nyameu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuha | 83 | 202 | / |
| Nyamhuu | 83 | 27 | / |
| Naiyamu | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyameuh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nayyamu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Neamu | 80 | 393 | / |
| Nhamu | 80 | 108 | / |
| Njamu | 80 | 87 | / |
| Niamu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nyamouth | 77 | 176 | / |
| Ngayiamu | 77 | 62 | / |
| Gnamou | 73 | 4,580 | / |
| Neamțu | 73 | 944 | / |
| Niamou | 73 | 479 | / |
| Niamut | 73 | 387 | / |
| Gnamuš | 73 | 88 | / |
| Njamou | 73 | 23 | / |
| Ngiamu | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nijamu | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nihamu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nyomui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njamau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngeamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njeamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njamuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njhamu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neamåu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najomu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neamou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnamus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nyamuyowa | 71 | 10 | / |
| Gnammou | 67 | 2,209 | / |
| Noyomou | 67 | 41 | / |
| Ngnamou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyamhoo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nihaamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Najjamu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gniamou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niamuth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamooh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnameu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najjomu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niamout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiamou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyohmuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyommuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnahmou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijamu | 67 | 1 | / |
Nyamu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyamu in the Hindi language | ||
| न्यामू | n'yamu | 88 |
| न्यामु | n'yamu | 12 |
| Nyamu in the Marathi language | ||
| न्यामु | n'yamu | 50 |
| यामू | yamu | 25 |
| यामु | yamu | 25 |
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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 Nyamu
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