Nyamwani Surname
8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya
Nyamwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwangi | 94 | 228 | / |
| Nyamhwani | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwanyi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwana | 88 | 291 | / |
| Nyambani | 88 | 40 | / |
| Nyamwoni | 88 | 10 | / |
| Nyamweni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwenyi | 82 | 240 | / |
| Nyamwanyo | 82 | 150 | / |
| Nyamwanje | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyawane | 80 | 172 | / |
| Nyawana | 80 | 108 | / |
| Nyambane | 75 | 10,731 | / |
| Nyamwena | 75 | 182 | / |
| Niambani | 75 | 42 | / |
| Nyombani | 75 | 24 | / |
| Nyamboni | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nyamwene | 75 | 4 | / |
| Niamweni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njambani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanwanh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuenyi | 71 | 233 | / |
| Nyanwanne | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyaambane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambonei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambouni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyonwanyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambonyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyewane | 67 | 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 Nyamwani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis