Nyabowa Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyabowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyabowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
England41:13,929,515290,718

Nyabowa (17) may also be a first name.

Nyabowa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyabowa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyabowa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyabowa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,459,453rd most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyabowa live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyabowa is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name in the world, held by 17 people.

The surname Nyabowa is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 152,854. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 36 percent are found, Harare Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 26 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyabahwa801/
Nyabosua801/
Nyambova801/
Njabow774/
Nyabob772/
Nyab73470/
Nyabobo71185/
Nyabawo7120/
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Nyopowa714/
Nyababo712/
Nyambaw711/
Nyambab711/
Nyembow711/
Nyobaba711/
Nyambaba6772/
Nyamb6754/
Nyaboboy6727/
Nyambawo679/
Nyabs677/
Nyambobo677/
Nyambava673/
Nyabz672/
Nyaab672/
Nyaboboi671/
Nyambabo671/
Nyaap671/
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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 Nyabowa
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