Nyamwaga Surname
Approximately 454 people bear this surname
Nyamwaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 453 | 1:116,869 | 11,189 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyamwaga (10) may also be a first name.
Nyamwaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwaga is most common in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 661,581st most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 16,051,863 people. Nyamwaga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwaga are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 10 people.
The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 116,869. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 28 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 27 percent reside and Mara Region, where 27 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania Nyamwaga exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwanga | 94 | 771 | / |
| Nyamhwaga | 94 | 120 | / |
| Nyamwega | 88 | 257 | / |
| Nyambaga | 88 | 74 | / |
| Nyamwage | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwoga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyamwagi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwange | 82 | 1,475 | / |
| Nyamwangi | 82 | 228 | / |
| Nyambanga | 82 | 104 | / |
| Nyamwonga | 82 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwango | 82 | 5 | / |
| Nyamvanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhaga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhanga | 78 | 826 | / |
| Nyamboga | 75 | 2,497 | / |
| Nyamwege | 75 | 37 | / |
| Nyambagi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nyambago | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambogai | 71 | 470 | / |
| Nyambango | 71 | 196 | / |
| Nyambangi | 71 | 80 | / |
| Nyambange | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyamwonge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyambonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niambanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhango | 67 | 30 | / |
| Nyambangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyambogo | 63 | 369 | / |
| Nyamboge | 63 | 268 | / |
| Nyamvogo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyambogi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwesinge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyambongi | 59 | 215 | / |
| Nyambongo | 59 | 209 | / |
| Nyamuhogo | 59 | 4 | / |
| Nyamvongo | 59 | 3 | / |
| Nyambuogi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nyambonge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyambong'i | 56 | 5 | / |
| Njambogo | 50 | 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 Nyamwaga
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