Nyaume Surname

866,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 313 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaume Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyaume 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
Kenya3011:153,42212,187
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Nyaume (41) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyaume Demographics

Nyaume Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyaume Last Name Facts

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

Nyaume is found most in Kenya. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaume? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 866,642nd most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 23,282,894 people. The last name Nyaume occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaume are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 41 people.

The last name is most common in Kenya, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 153,422. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kwale County, where 55 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 45 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Nyaume exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Nyaume Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

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
Nyahume923/
Nyauma832,015/
Nyaome8363/
Nyoume831/
Nyahuma772,124/
Nyoumea7720/
Gnaoume778/
N'Youme777/
Nyahome772/
Nyoumie771/
Nyoumi67368/
Nyouma67215/
Nyaoma67160/
Niauma673/
Niaome672/
Nioiume6255/
Nyahoma6238/
Njouome622/
Nyajomi621/
Nyoumai621/
Nyooma502/
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 Nyaume
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