Nyauma Surname

205,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,015 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyauma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyauma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,9541:23,6342,680
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nyauma (369) may also be a first name.

Nyauma Last Name Facts

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

Nyauma occurs most in Kenya. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyauma? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 205,808th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,616,648 people. The surname Nyauma occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyauma reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 452,461st most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 369 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,954 people, or 1 in 23,634. In Kenya Nyauma is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 61 percent are found, Kisii County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 8 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Nyauma Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyauma last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahuma922,124/
Nyaumah926/
Nyaumaah861/
Nyahumah861/
Nyaume83313/
Nyouma83215/
Nyaoma83160/
Niauma833/
Nyahoma7738/
Nyoumea7720/
Nyahume773/
Nhahuma772/
Nyoumah771/
Nyoumai771/
Nyoumi67368/
Nyaome6763/
Niaumo6757/
Nyaomo6728/
Nyoumo673/
Nyooma672/
Nyoume671/
Nyahomo6237/
Gnaoume628/
N'Youme627/
Nyoumou622/
Nyahome622/
Nyajomi621/
Njeyoma621/
Niaoumo621/
Nyoumie621/
Niaome502/
Niaomi501/

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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 Nyauma
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