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 surname Nyamvi is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyamvi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamvi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,290,735th most common family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. Nyamvi is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamvi live; 76 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 395,087. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 90 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 7 percent live and Geita Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania it 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
- 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 Nyamvi
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