Nyamwara Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Nyamwara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 89 | 1:594,850 | 37,281 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Nyamwara (10) may also be a first name.
Nyamwara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamwara is most common in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwara? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,589,322nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwara are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used forename worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Nyamwara is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 594,850. In Tanzania Nyamwara is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 99 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Tanzania Nyamwara exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwaira | 94 | 89 | / |
| Nnyamwara | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaro | 88 | 2,284 | / |
| Nyambara | 88 | 492 | / |
| Nyamwari | 88 | 56 | / |
| Nyamwora | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyamuhara | 82 | 8 | / |
| Nyambaira | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwaari | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambarah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambari | 75 | 758 | / |
| Nyambaro | 75 | 406 | / |
| Nyambare | 75 | 363 | / |
| Niambara | 75 | 24 | / |
| Nyambora | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyambary | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwori | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njambara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambauro | 71 | 36 | / |
| Nyamuharo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnyambari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboura | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambori | 63 | 182 | / |
| Niambari | 63 | 41 | / |
| Nyambore | 63 | 2 | / |
| Njambari | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyamborj | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niambare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyambuoro | 59 | 74 | / |
| Nyambouri | 59 | 27 | / |
| Nyambourou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Njombora | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyombore | 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
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- 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 Nyamwara
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