Nyamwesa Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Nyamwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 31 | 1:1,707,794 | 47,542 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyamwesa (20) may also be a first name.
Nyamwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamwesa is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwesa? popularity and diffusion
Nyamwesa is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwesa live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent given name internationally It is held by 20 people.
Nyamwesa is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,707,794. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 29 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 29 percent live and Pwani Region, where 29 percent live. Besides Tanzania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwasa | 88 | 148 | / |
| Nyamwese | 88 | 95 | / |
| Nyamweza | 88 | 17 | / |
| Nyamwesi | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nyamweso | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyambesa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nyamwisa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nyamwosa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwisha | 82 | 23 | / |
| Nyamweiza | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyambessa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwesho | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweeza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwasha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwetshi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwetshy | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyambisa | 75 | 147 | / |
| Nyamwisi | 75 | 30 | / |
| Nyamwiso | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nyamvese | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nyambesi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambeza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwasi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwize | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwase | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwizza | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nyambissa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwijza | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyhamwiza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwizah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwisyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamveaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuetshi | 67 | 4 | / |
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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 Nyamwesa
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