Nyamya Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyamya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2191:241,74319,666
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157

Nyamya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyamya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nyamya is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nyamya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,014,722nd most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 29,150,184 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamya live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania Nyamya is most numerous in: Iringa Region, where 65 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 25 percent reside and Njombe Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania Nyamya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamyha924/
Nyamyea921/
Nyamaiya8668/
Nyameiya8621/
Nyamyaha861/
Nyamea8376/
Nyamja8329/
Nyamia836/
Nyamyo832/
Neamya831/
Nhamya831/
Nyamaheya8021/
Nehamya773/
Nyameah772/
Nyamija772/
Nyamiah771/
Nyamjaa771/
N'Yamia771/
Nyameyio7194/
Nyameiyo712/
Nehamyas712/
Nyamoyio711/
Nyamuija711/
Gnamia67335/
Nyamjo6737/
Niamia676/
Njomya674/
Nyomyo673/
Neamia672/
Nyameo671/
Nyamahija671/
Nyamajiaa671/

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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 Nyamya
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