Nyingambe Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Nyingambe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 113 | 1:345,480 | 22,807 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nyingambe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyingambe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyingambe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyingambe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most prevalent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyingambe live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Uganda, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 345,480. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Masindi District, where 33 percent live, Zombo District, where 21 percent live and Nebbi District, where 20 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyigambe | 94 | 9 | / |
| Nyingamba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Njinambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyigamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Njigambe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyengombe | 78 | 21 | / |
| Nyengamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nienamber | 78 | 1 | / |
| Njingoumbe | 74 | 221 | / |
| Nyinahamba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyesingomwe | 70 | 2 | / |
| Njigoumbe | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gneneambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinoombi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyinganwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagawe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gnegombe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Njengombi | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyagawa | 50 | 11,921 | / |
| Nyagewa | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Nyingambe
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