Nyamvi Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Nyamvi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 134 | 1:395,087 | 28,090 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyamvi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamvi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamvi is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamvi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most numerous last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. Nyamvi is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamvi reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 90 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 7 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Nyamvi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 21 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambi | 83 | 17,097 | / |
| Nyamve | 83 | 1,678 | / |
| Nyanvi | 83 | 96 | / |
| Nyamui | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gnamvi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyambui | 77 | 98 | / |
| Nyambio | 77 | 57 | / |
| Nyambai | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nyambie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyamwai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyambit | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanmve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnyamve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyambih | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanmbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyambid | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawi | 73 | 92 | / |
| Nyasembi | 71 | 279 | / |
| Nyahambi | 71 | 70 | / |
| Nyambioh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyamebui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyamueyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyasimbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambe | 67 | 56,248 | / |
| Njambi | 67 | 21,076 | / |
| Nyombi | 67 | 10,580 | / |
| Nhambi | 67 | 6,860 | / |
| Nyamba | 67 | 4,649 | / |
| Gnanvi | 67 | 1,930 | / |
| Niambi | 67 | 1,880 | / |
| Gnambi | 67 | 1,318 | / |
| Nyawai | 67 | 921 | / |
| Nyanve | 67 | 105 | / |
| Nyanva | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nyamwa | 67 | 54 | / |
| Nyamue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nyanbi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyanui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyamwe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nhanvi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyomui | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyanwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njamva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyambé | 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 Nyamvi
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