Nyanamba Surname
Approximately 868 people bear this surname
Nyanamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 845 | 1:54,651 | 5,465 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Nyanamba (196) may also be a first name.
Nyanamba Demographics
Nyanamba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyanamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyanamba occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanamba? popularity and diffusion
It is the 403,960th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,395,790 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanamba are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 59 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 648,004th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 196 people.
The surname Nyanamba is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 845 people, or 1 in 54,651. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 60 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 23 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Nyanamba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyanamba last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangamba | 94 | 23 | / |
| Gnanamba | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nyangomba | 82 | 174 | / |
| Nyangambo | 82 | 57 | / |
| Nyangambe | 82 | 57 | / |
| Gnanambha | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nyangambi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamnanba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyanombe | 75 | 20 | / |
| Nyangombaya | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyangombe | 71 | 1,786 | / |
| Nyangombo | 71 | 56 | / |
| Nyan'ombe | 71 | 50 | / |
| Nyanganua | 71 | 48 | / |
| Nyangombi | 71 | 41 | / |
| Njangambe | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nyanganwa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gnanambou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjanambi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyan'gombe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyangonmbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhanombe | 63 | 29,737 | / |
| Nionomba | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyongombe | 59 | 41 | / |
| Nyonganwa | 59 | 27 | / |
| Gnonhomba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Niangombe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nhanonbe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nhonombe | 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
- 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 Nyanamba
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