Nyumbwe Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyumbwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyumbwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2991:177,06215,458
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nyumbwe (11) may also be a first name.

Nyumbwe Last Name Facts

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

Nyumbwe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyumbwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 862,604th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyumbwe reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 11 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 177,062. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 60 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 39 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neyumbwe932/
Nayiumbwe884/
Naiyumbwe882/
Nyombwe8615/
Nayombwe805/
Najjumbwe751/
Njumbwa711/
Najombwe6739/
Najjombwe63247/
Nnajjombwe591/
Njombwa57367/
Njumbui571/

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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 Nyumbwe
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