Nyamwaya Surname

139,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,1451:14,6841,777
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Nyamwaya (618) may also be a first name.

Nyamwaya Last Name Facts

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

Nyamwaya is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyamwaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 139,310th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,270,971 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamwaya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 335,616th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 618 people.

Nyamwaya is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 3,145 people, or 1 in 14,684. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 33 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Nyamwaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nyamwaya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyamwaya earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyamweyaya892/
Nyamweya8813,077/
Nyambaya88468/
Nyamwayi8821/
Nyamuaya884/
Nyamwaja882/
Nyamwayo881/
Nyamwaye881/
Nyamwaha881/
Nyamwoya881/
Nyammweya821/
Nyamweyah821/
Nyamwea80261/
Nyamwai806/
Nyamwey804/
Nyambay802/
Nyamwae801/
Nyambuya755,112/
Nyambiya751,217/
Nyambayo75641/
Nyambeya75164/
Nyamboya7556/
Nyambaye7544/
Nyamwaji753/
Nyamweha753/
Nyambaja753/
Nyamwoyo752/
Nyamweja751/
Nyamweye751/
Njamweya751/
Njamwaha751/
Nyamweys751/
Nyamwijja714/
Nyaamwija711/
Nyamvuuya711/
Nyamuhoya711/
Nyambea67235/
Njamwea6748/
Nyambai6738/
Nyambau6715/
Nyambey679/
Nyambuy671/

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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 Nyamwaya
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