Nyadeva Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Nyadeva Surname User-submission:
Nyadeva is a surname used by more than 500 people in the Volta Region of Ghana, West Africa. The name is used by Ewes living in Sovie and some towns in Ho, the capital town of volta region.
The meaning of the name varies depending on the dialect of the Ewe group or the context in which it is used.
Read More About This SurnameNyadeva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 525 | 1:13,805 | 3,854 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyadeva Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Nyadeva is a surname used by more than 500 people in the Volta Region of Ghana, West Africa. The name is used by Ewes living in Sovie and some towns in Ho, the capital town of volta region.
The meaning of the name varies depending on the dialect of the Ewe group or the context in which it is used.
Nyadeva means 'news has come' or 'some news come'. Others may say some matter has raised. It could be both good or bad.
But since the world is always dominated by bad news, some suggest that the name means 'problem has come'. Though it may not be wrong to say so but that is not the basic meaning of the name.
Thus nyadeva means 'news has come'.
Nya means 'word' or 'news'.
Nyade means 'some word', 'some news', 'some matter', or 'some issue'.
Va means 'come'.
Nyadeva means 'some word has come'. It can be good or bad.
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Where Does The Last Name Nyadeva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyadeva is more commonly found in Togo than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyadeva.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyadeva? popularity and diffusion
It is the 591,720th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyadeva reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is held by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Barring Togo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
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