Nyamwana Surname
Approximately 291 people bear this surname
Nyamwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 219 | 1:72,374 | 6,259 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Nyamwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwana has its highest incidence in Zambia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamwana is the 912,827th most widespread family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 25,043,113 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwana are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 72,374. In Zambia Nyamwana is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 68 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 31 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 1 percent reside. Besides Zambia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwani | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nyambana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwano | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Niamwatna | 82 | 278 | / |
| Nyamwangi | 82 | 228 | / |
| Nyamwanyo | 82 | 150 | / |
| Nyamwanje | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyamvanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamban'a | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhwani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwanyi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhanga | 78 | 826 | / |
| Nyambane | 75 | 10,731 | / |
| Nyamuona | 75 | 121 | / |
| Nyambani | 75 | 40 | / |
| Nyambona | 75 | 37 | / |
| Nyamwoni | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nyomvana | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nyambano | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyombana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuano | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nhamvana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamvona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyaambane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhango | 67 | 30 | / |
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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 Nyamwana
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