Nyamwija Surname
Approximately 2,591 people bear this surname
Nyamwija Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,590 | 1:15,073 | 2,376 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nyamwija Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwija Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyamwija occurs most in Uganda. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyamwija click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwija? popularity and diffusion
Nyamwija is the 166,971st most common surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,812,638 people. Nyamwija is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwija reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Nyamwija is most frequent in Uganda, where it is held by 2,590 people, or 1 in 15,073. In Uganda Nyamwija is most common in: Mbarara District, where 17 percent are found, Sheema District, where 14 percent are found and Kiruhura District, where 12 percent are found. Other than Uganda Nyamwija is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwijja | 94 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwaija | 94 | 4 | / |
| Nyaamwija | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyambija | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyamwiya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwije | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwajja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwea | 80 | 261 | / |
| Nyambia | 80 | 75 | / |
| Nyamvia | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nyamweha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyambiji | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyamvias | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambio | 67 | 57 | / |
| Njamwea | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nyambie | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njambia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyambya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyambioh | 63 | 8 | / |
| Njaamwea | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyambihi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyambiyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyambyeyi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeo | 53 | 60 | / |
| Niambio | 53 | 40 | / |
| Nyambyo | 53 | 6 | / |
| Niambie | 53 | 5 | / |
| Nyambye | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeho | 50 | 111 | / |
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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 Nyamwija
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