Nyauma Surname
Approximately 2,015 people bear this surname
Nyauma Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,954 | 1:23,634 | 2,680 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
Nyauma (369) may also be a first name.
Nyauma Demographics
Nyauma Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyahuma | 92 | 2,124 | / |
| Nyaumah | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyaumaah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyahumah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyaume | 83 | 313 | / |
| Nyouma | 83 | 215 | / |
| Nyaoma | 83 | 160 | / |
| Niauma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nyahoma | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nyoumea | 77 | 20 | / |
| Nyahume | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nhahuma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyoumah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyoumai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyoumi | 67 | 368 | / |
| Nyaome | 67 | 63 | / |
| Niaumo | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nyaomo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nyoumo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyooma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyoume | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyahomo | 62 | 37 | / |
| Gnaoume | 62 | 8 | / |
| N'Youme | 62 | 7 | / |
| Nyoumou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nyahome | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nyajomi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njeyoma | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niaoumo | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyoumie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niaome | 50 | 2 | / |
| Niaomi | 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 Nyauma
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