Nyimani Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyimani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyimani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyimani (23) may also be a first name.

Nyimani Last Name Facts

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

Nyimani occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyimani? popularity and diffusion

Nyimani is the 3,055,934th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. Nyimani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyimani reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyimani is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 441,093. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 57 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 10 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Neimani8665/
Nyimane865/
Nyimana865/
Niimani864/
Nyemani861/
Niyomani804/
Njiemani802/
Niemanis802/
Nyimange801/
Neeyimana751/
Neemani7198/
Njemani7182/
Njimana7141/
Nyimone7134/
Njimeni7121/
Nyemane718/
Niimane716/
Nyemeni714/
Niemana713/
Nyemana712/
Nyimene711/
Njimane711/
Nyemoni711/
Niemane710/
Njimogni67110/
Njiemeni6724/
Njeumani672/
Nijimane671/
Nyemgane671/
Nijemana671/
Njuimeni671/
Niemanne670/

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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 Nyimani
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