Nyaumah Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaumah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyaumah Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nyaumah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyaumah occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyaumah.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaumah? popularity and diffusion

Nyaumah is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Nyaumah live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya Nyaumah is primarily found in: Kericho County, where 20 percent live, Kiambu County, where 20 percent live and Machakos County, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaumaah931/
Nyahumah931/
Nyauma922,015/
Nyahuma862,124/
Nyoumah861/
Nyouma77215/
Nyaoma77160/
Niauma773/
Nyahoma7138/
Nyoumea7120/
Nhahuma712/
Nyoumai711/
Niaumo6257/
Nyaomo6228/
Nyoumo623/
Nyooma622/
Nyahomo5737/
Nyoumou572/
Njeyoma571/
Niaoumo571/
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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 Nyaumah
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