Nyahwo Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Nyahwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyahwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1901:81,25411,884
Botswana171:128,64318,229
England131:4,286,005132,302
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyahwo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyahwo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nyahwo is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyahwo.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyahwo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,085,744th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname Nyahwo is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyahwo are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyahwo is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 81,254. In Zimbabwe Nyahwo is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 41 percent live, Harare Province, where 37 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyawuot771/
Nyawa736,650/
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Nyowo7369/
Gnawo7341/
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Niawo737/
Nhawo733/
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Njawou6717/
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Nyawat6713/
Ngnawo6711/
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Nyawau679/
Njiawo674/
Nyavot673/
Gniawo672/
Nyajwa672/
Nyaiwa672/
Nyabah672/
Nyobho672/
Nyiawa671/
Njawop671/
Nyavou671/
Nyabha671/
Gnawou671/
Nyahua671/
Nyauod671/
Ngiawo671/
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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 Nyahwo
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