Nyabwana Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyabwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyabwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda561:697,13035,026
Kenya151:3,078,66038,128
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyabwana (72) may also be a first name.

Nyabwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyabwana occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyabwana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. Nyabwana is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyabwana live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 89 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 72 people.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 697,130. In Uganda it is most common in: Kibaale District, where 52 percent are found, Kampala District, where 13 percent are found and Hoima District, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Nyabwana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambwana9469/
Nyabwaana943/
Nyabwangah891/
Nyapwana88116/
Nyabwani8828/
Nyabwanyi82226/
Nyabwango82186/
Nyambwane821/
Nyambwanyi784/
Nyambwango781/
Nyapuana75451/
Nyabuanyi7168/
Nyambuanyi671/
Nyapuani6327/
Nyabuony632/
Ngempwana591/
Nyabuhongo561/

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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 Nyabwana
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