Nyahwe Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Nyahwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyahwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyahwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyahwe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyahwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyahwe? popularity and diffusion
Nyahwe is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Nyahwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyahwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Nyahwe is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 50 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 50 percent are found. Excluding Zimbabwe this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found.
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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 Nyahwe
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