Nimwa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Nimwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nimwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nimwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nimwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nimwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nimwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nimwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nimwa are found; 73 percent are found in Central Africa and 73 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Nimwa is primarily found in: Adamawa Region, where 89 percent live and North Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and South Africa, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimwat | 91 | 255 | / |
| Nimwas | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nimwad | 91 | 4 | / |
| Neimwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Naimwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nimnwad | 83 | 5 | / |
| Nemwa | 80 | 2,318 | / |
| Nimba | 80 | 1,626 | / |
| Ninwa | 80 | 83 | / |
| Numwa | 80 | 25 | / |
| Nimua | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nimwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nimwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhimba | 73 | 643 | / |
| Nhumwa | 73 | 252 | / |
| Nhemwa | 73 | 139 | / |
| Nuimba | 73 | 110 | / |
| Naimba | 73 | 39 | / |
| Neemwa | 73 | 30 | / |
| Nginwa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nuemwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Numwua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Nimbha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nimbau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ninway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nimwes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nemwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nnemwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nemwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nimbai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nemwoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimuap | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nymwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ninwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nemwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehmwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neimba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ninwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neimwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nimnuea | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nismuah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nimwije | 67 | 4 | / |
| N'Humwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nienwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nimbajj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nimvaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naimbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nemwadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngninwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngimuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngimwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngin'wa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Himba | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Nimwa
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