Nyakhuwa Surname
864,701st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 314 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Nyakhuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakuwa | 93 | 359 | / |
| Nyakuhwa | 88 | 251 | / |
| Nyakuwach | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyakiwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyakuva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyajuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyachuba | 75 | 294 | / |
| Nyachuwo | 75 | 54 | / |
| Nyhakuba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuuba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnakouwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakiwo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyakowe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakube | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakubi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njokuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njajuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakuba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyachowo | 63 | 45 | / |
| Nyakkoeva | 59 | 15 | / |
| Neokowau | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gnakouui | 50 | 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 Nyakhuwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis