Nyamwiza Surname
Approximately 12,653 people bear this surname
Nyamwiza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 12,073 | 1:3,234 | 569 |
| Tanzania | 306 | 1:173,012 | 15,142 |
| DR Congo | 260 | 1:284,152 | 26,288 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyamwiza (965) may also be a first name.
Nyamwiza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwiza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwiza is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyamwiza.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwiza? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyamwiza is the 41,301st most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 575,954 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwiza are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyamwiza is also the 259,602nd most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 965 people.
The surname Nyamwiza is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 12,073 people, or 1 in 3,234. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Isingiro District, where 20 percent reside, Mbarara District, where 10 percent reside and Kiruhura District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwizza | 94 | 18 | / |
| Nyamwijza | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nyamweiza | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nyhamwiza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwizja | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwizha | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwizah | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwieza | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweza | 88 | 17 | / |
| Nyamwizi | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nyamwisa | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nyamwuza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuiza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyamwize | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwizo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambiza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwijja | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwaija | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyaamwija | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweeza | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyambizi | 75 | 158 | / |
| Nyamwezi | 75 | 130 | / |
| Nyamwiso | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nyamwesi | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nyamweji | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwije | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambize | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwusi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuija | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwajja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamveaza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwese | 63 | 95 | / |
| Nyombize | 63 | 69 | / |
| Nyambezi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyambeze | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuezi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweje | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niamwisi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuisi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuhisi | 59 | 10 | / |
| Nyamuisis | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyamvese | 50 | 15 | / |
| Nyambege | 50 | 12 | / |
| Nyombezi | 50 | 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 Nyamwiza
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