Nyamwemba Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nyamwemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyamwemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwemba is most common in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Nyamwemba occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwemba live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwembo | 89 | 308 | / |
| Nyamwembe | 89 | 292 | / |
| Gnamwemba | 89 | 37 | / |
| Nyamuemba | 89 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwimba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyambemba | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwomba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhemba | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaba | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwebe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambembo | 78 | 82 | / |
| Nyamuimba | 78 | 7 | / |
| Nyambembe | 78 | 6 | / |
| Nyamwimbi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyambimba | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuhomba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwabo | 71 | 48 | / |
| Nyambimbo | 67 | 34 | / |
| Nyamuimbi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuhimbi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niammuenwai | 50 | 254 | / |
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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 Nyamwemba
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