Nyamwari Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamwari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamwari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya491:942,44733,788
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyamwari (11) may also be a first name.

Nyamwari Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamwari is found most in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyamwari.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwari? popularity and diffusion

Nyamwari is the 2,580,327th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The last name Nyamwari occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwari reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyamwari is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya Nyamwari is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 88 percent reside, Migori County, where 8 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.

Nyamwari Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nyamwari surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamwaari941/
Nyambari88758/
Nyamwara88128/
Nyamwori881/
Nyamwaira8289/
Nnyambari821/
Nnyamwara821/
Nyambare75363/
Nyambori75182/
Niambari7541/
Nyamwora754/
Njambari752/
Nyambary752/
Nyambouri7127/
Nyamuhara718/
Nyambore632/
Nyamborj631/
Niambare631/
Njombori507/
Nyombore501/

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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 Nyamwari
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