Nyamwesa Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyamwesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamwesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania311:1,707,79447,542
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyamwesa
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