Nyagwaya Surname
Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname
Nyagwaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 752 | 1:20,530 | 3,056 |
| Kenya | 438 | 1:105,434 | 9,111 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyagwaya (88) may also be a first name.
Nyagwaya Demographics
Nyagwaya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyagwaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyagwaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyagwaya is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyagwaya? popularity and diffusion
It is the 313,034th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,067,898 people. Nyagwaya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyagwaya reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyagwaya is also the 1,017,994th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 88 people.
It is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 752 people, or 1 in 20,530. In Zimbabwe Nyagwaya is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 54 percent are found, Harare Province, where 29 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 36 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Nyagwaya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nyagwaya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangwaya | 94 | 10 | / |
| Nyagweya | 88 | 44 | / |
| Nyakwaya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nyacwaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwayo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwayi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkwaya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyangweya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyangwiya | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyankwaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwau | 80 | 85 | / |
| Nyagbay | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nyagwai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwaye | 75 | 266 | / |
| Nyakweya | 75 | 100 | / |
| Nyagbiya | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nyagbeya | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nyangwae | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nyangbay | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nyangwau | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nyangwea | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyagbyya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyahgbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangbeya | 71 | 226 | / |
| Nyangwoha | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyinkwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyangbiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangbayo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangbaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwea | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nyakwey | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nyagwui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakuay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwai | 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 Nyagwaya
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