Nyadawa Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Nyadawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| Uganda | 59 | 1:661,683 | 33,952 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nyadawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyadawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyadawa is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Nyadawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyadawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,028,911th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyadawa live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya Nyadawa is mostly found in: Migori County, where 53 percent reside, Homa Bay County, where 42 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 26 percent reside and Uganda, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyandawa | 93 | 8 | / |
| Nyamdawaa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyadowa | 86 | 130 | / |
| Nyadaba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyandowa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Nyandewa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nyandaba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyandawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyendawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyandava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyandamba | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nyatdavaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyandamwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyadowo | 71 | 114 | / |
| Nyadewe | 71 | 50 | / |
| Nyadavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niadawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyandowe | 67 | 553 | / |
| Nyandowo | 67 | 116 | / |
| Nyandabo | 67 | 76 | / |
| Nhandava | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nyadowoh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyindaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyadambo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnadouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnandawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyadomba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyendowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njadamba | 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
- 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 Nyadawa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis