Nyadawa Surname

1,028,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyadawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyadawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
Uganda591:661,68333,952
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyandawa938/
Nyamdawaa884/
Nyadowa86130/
Nyadaba861/
Nyandowa8016/
Nyandewa808/
Nyandaba804/
Nyandawe801/
Nyendawa801/
Nyandava801/
Nyandamba7510/
Nyatdavaa751/
Nyandamwe751/
Nyadowo71114/
Nyadewe7150/
Nyadavi711/
Niadawe711/
Nyandowe67553/
Nyandowo67116/
Nyandabo6776/
Nhandava6737/
Nyadowoh676/
Nyindaba672/
Nyadambo672/
Gnadouwa671/
Gnandawe671/
Nyadomba671/
Nyendowa671/
Njadamba671/

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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 Nyadawa
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