Nyamweya Surname
Approximately 13,077 people bear this surname
Nyamweya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 12,993 | 1:3,554 | 542 |
| United States | 56 | 1:6,472,481 | 306,764 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Nyamweya (2,743) may also be a first name.
Nyamweya Demographics
Nyamweya Political Affiliation
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Nyamweya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamweya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamweya is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamweya? popularity and diffusion
Nyamweya is the 40,122nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 557,280 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyamweya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 51 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 139,596th most widespread forename internationally. It is borne by 2,743 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 12,993 people, or 1 in 3,554. In Kenya Nyamweya is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 37 percent live, Nyamira County, where 27 percent live and Nairobi County, where 10 percent live. Barring Kenya this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Nyamweya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Nyamweya last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.
Nyamweya earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,688 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamweyah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyammweya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwea | 93 | 261 | / |
| Nyamwey | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyamweyaya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwaya | 88 | 3,209 | / |
| Nyambeya | 88 | 164 | / |
| Nyamweha | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyamweys | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwoya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Njamweya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambea | 80 | 235 | / |
| Njamwea | 80 | 48 | / |
| Nyambey | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyamwai | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nyamway | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nyamwae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyambuya | 75 | 5,112 | / |
| Nyambiya | 75 | 1,217 | / |
| Nyambaya | 75 | 468 | / |
| Nyamboya | 75 | 56 | / |
| Nyamwayi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nyamweji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Njaamwea | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamuaya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwaji | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyamwaja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwoyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambeyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambawe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamueyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwaha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambowe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwijja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyaamwija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhoya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamvuuya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeu | 67 | 183 | / |
| Nyambai | 67 | 38 | / |
| Nyambau | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nyambay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyambuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamvoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njambea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyamweya
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