Nyamya Surname
Approximately 250 people bear this surname
Nyamya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 219 | 1:241,743 | 19,666 |
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Nyamya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamya occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,014,722nd most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamya are found; 89 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Nyamya is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 65 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent are found and Njombe Region, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamyha | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nyamyea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaiya | 86 | 68 | / |
| Nyameiya | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nyamyaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamea | 83 | 76 | / |
| Nyamja | 83 | 29 | / |
| Nyamia | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyamyo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Neamya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nhamya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaheya | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nehamya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyameah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyamija | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyamiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| N'Yamia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyameyio | 71 | 94 | / |
| Nyameiyo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nehamyas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyamoyio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnamia | 67 | 335 | / |
| Nyamjo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Niamia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njomya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyomyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neamia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyameo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamajiaa | 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
- 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 Nyamya
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