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 is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,328,442nd most frequent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. Nyamwala is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamwala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name Nyamwala is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 292,278. In Kenya Nyamwala is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 57 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 31 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Nyamwala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyamwala last name is principally 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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