Nyamwembe Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamwembe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyamwembe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2911:158,69412,495
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyamwembe (109) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyamwembe Demographics

Nyamwembe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 8 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyamwembe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamwembe is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwembe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyamwembe is the 910,497th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Nyamwembe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwembe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 109 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 158,694. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 67 percent live, Nyamira County, where 29 percent live and Bungoma County, where 1 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

Nyamwembe Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyamwimbi782/
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Nyamuhemba741/
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Nyamuimba677/
Nyamuimbi672/
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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 Nyamwembe
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