Nyankomo Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyankomo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyankomo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1601:330,88524,859
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Nyankomo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyankomo occurs most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyankomo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,348,199th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name Nyankomo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyankomo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 330,885. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 99 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyankoumou891/
Nyankoma885/
Njankomo881/
Nyankouma823/
Nyankhoma822/
Nyamkoma7513/
Nyankama7510/
Nyankuma751/
Nyankumah714/
Nyamkouma711/
Nyamkama632/
Nyamkumah591/
Nyamkeumah561/
Njonkama502/

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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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  • 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 Nyankomo
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