Nyamwanga Surname
Approximately 771 people bear this surname
Nyamwanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 591 | 1:78,139 | 7,261 |
| Tanzania | 82 | 1:645,629 | 38,896 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
Nyamwanga (117) may also be a first name.
Nyamwanga Demographics
Nyamwanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyamwanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwanga is most common in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyamwanga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwanga? popularity and diffusion
Nyamwanga is the 443,157th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 9,452,070 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwanga reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 864,112th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 117 people.
The last name Nyamwanga is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 591 people, or 1 in 78,139. In Kenya it is most common in: Migori County, where 88 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 9 percent live and Kisii County, where 2 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.
Nyamwanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwaga | 94 | 454 | / |
| Nyamwange | 89 | 1,475 | / |
| Nyamwangi | 89 | 228 | / |
| Nyambanga | 89 | 104 | / |
| Nyamwonga | 89 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwango | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nyamvanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhanga | 84 | 826 | / |
| Nyamwega | 82 | 257 | / |
| Nyambango | 78 | 196 | / |
| Nyambangi | 78 | 80 | / |
| Nyambange | 78 | 5 | / |
| Nyamwonge | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuange | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyambonga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Niambanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhango | 74 | 30 | / |
| Nyambangou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwege | 71 | 37 | / |
| Nyambongi | 67 | 215 | / |
| Nyambongo | 67 | 209 | / |
| Nyamvongo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyambonge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyambong'i | 63 | 5 | / |
| Nyombongo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nihomuhangi | 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 Nyamwanga
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