Nyamwancha Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamwancha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyamwancha Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1941:238,04116,587

Nyamwancha (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyamwancha Demographics

Nyamwancha Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyamwancha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyamwancha Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nyamwancha is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwancha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyamwancha is the 1,210,518th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwancha are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 68 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyamwancha is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

Nyamwancha is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 238,041. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 62 percent live, Kisii County, where 31 percent live and Machakos County, where 2 percent live.

Nyamwancha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamwangi74228/
Nyamwanje744/
Nyambangi6380/
Nyambanje6358/
Nyambange635/
Njambanja632/
Nyamuange631/
Nyambongi53215/
Nyambonji5354/
Nyambonje533/
Nyambonge531/
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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 Nyamwancha
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