Nyamwata Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Nyamwata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 109 | 1:423,669 | 23,058 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyamwata Demographics
Nyamwata Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyamwata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamwata is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwata? popularity and diffusion
Nyamwata is the 1,736,881st most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwata are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Nyamwata is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 423,669. In Kenya Nyamwata is most prevalent in: Kakamega County, where 90 percent live, Nyamira County, where 8 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Nyamwata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwatah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyambata | 88 | 282 | / |
| Nyamwati | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwathi | 82 | 236 | / |
| Nyambati | 75 | 2,401 | / |
| Nyamwoto | 75 | 36 | / |
| Nyamwete | 75 | 5 | / |
| Njambata | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambate | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambato | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwetha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njambatha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamboto | 63 | 231 | / |
| Njambato | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyamboti | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njambati | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niambati | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyambotho | 59 | 4 | / |
| Njambatho | 59 | 1 | / |
| Neombota | 50 | 22 | / |
| Nyomboto | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyomboti | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njombati | 50 | 1 | / |
| Niombaty | 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 Nyamwata
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