Nyamwala Surname
Approximately 169 people bear this surname
Nyamwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 158 | 1:292,278 | 18,763 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyamwala Demographics
Nyamwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyamwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamwala occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,328,442nd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamwala live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 292,278. In Kenya Nyamwala is mostly found in: Homa Bay County, where 57 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 31 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Nyamwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyamwala surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwaila | 94 | 14 | / |
| Nyamewala | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyambala | 88 | 920 | / |
| Nyamwale | 88 | 151 | / |
| Nyamwalo | 88 | 47 | / |
| Nyamwali | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambaula | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamballa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambalo | 75 | 4,740 | / |
| Nyambali | 75 | 503 | / |
| Nyambale | 75 | 202 | / |
| Nyambola | 75 | 46 | / |
| Niambala | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nyombala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njamvala | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Neamwali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboula | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamballe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboli | 63 | 177 | / |
| Nyambolo | 63 | 118 | / |
| Nyombale | 63 | 49 | / |
| Nyombali | 63 | 44 | / |
| Njambali | 63 | 42 | / |
| Niambali | 63 | 10 | / |
| Nyamvolo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Njambalo | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyombola | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niambale | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboulo | 59 | 8 | / |
| Nijamvali | 59 | 7 | / |
| Nyambolia | 59 | 2 | / |
| Niamballi | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nyambollo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Niambally | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nijaamvalli | 53 | 7 | / |
| Nyombolo | 50 | 442 | / |
| Nyombole | 50 | 67 | / |
| Nyomboli | 50 | 48 | / |
| Niamboli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Niamvolo | 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 Nyamwala
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