Nyamwari Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Nyamwari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyamwari (11) may also be a first name.
Nyamwari Demographics
Nyamwari Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyamwari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamwari occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyamwari.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwari? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyamwari is the 2,580,327th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Nyamwari is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwari live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyamwari is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 11 people.
The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya it is mostly 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 surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 11 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside.
Nyamwari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwaari | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyambari | 88 | 758 | / |
| Nyamwara | 88 | 128 | / |
| Nyamwori | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaira | 82 | 89 | / |
| Nnyambari | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nnyamwara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambare | 75 | 363 | / |
| Nyambori | 75 | 182 | / |
| Niambari | 75 | 41 | / |
| Nyamwora | 75 | 4 | / |
| Njambari | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambary | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambouri | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nyamuhara | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyambore | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyamborj | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niambare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njombori | 50 | 7 | / |
| 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
- 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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