Nyamza Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyamza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2491:217,58122,863
Cameroon331:629,36647,277

Nyamza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamza occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 933,049th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamza live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyamza is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 217,581. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 51 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 39 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 12 percent live.

Nyamza Last Name Statistics demography

Nyamza earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.12% less than the national average, earning R 147,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyamzy8320/
Nyamsa8314/
Nyomza836/
Nyamsha77469/
Nyamsai7790/
Nyameja7714/
Niamrza7710/
Nyamsaa775/
Nyamdja775/
Nyamzou774/
Nhamzah771/
Nyamjaa771/
Nyamsea771/
Nyamssa771/
Nyamezo771/
Nyamshaa7115/
Nyamsaya714/
Nyamedja712/
Nyamsi674,013/
Niamsa67191/
Nyamse67154/
Nyamsy6730/
Nyamso672/
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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 Nyamza
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