Nyarama Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyarama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyarama Last Name Facts

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

Nyarama is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarama? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyarama is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Nyarama live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 8,823,602. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 67 percent live, Ruvuma Region, where 17 percent live and Singida Region, where 17 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaramma931/
Niarama864/
Nyaroma862/
Njarama861/
Gnarasma805/
Nyaramoi801/
Niarahmad751/
Nyaromo71148/
Nyoramo714/
Njarami712/
Njarame711/
Nayyaraahamad701/
Najharamo631/
Gneareamer590/
Njoroma5759/
Njoramo571/

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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 Nyarama
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