Nyakuwa Surname
Approximately 359 people bear this surname
Nyakuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 315 | 1:49,010 | 7,495 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
Nyakuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakuwa is found most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 786,896th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Nyakuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyakuwa live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Nyakuwa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 49,010. In Zimbabwe Nyakuwa is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 33 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 28 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe Nyakuwa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakhuwa | 93 | 314 | / |
| Nyakuhwa | 93 | 251 | / |
| Nyankuwa | 93 | 10 | / |
| Nyakuwach | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyankhuwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuwi | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyakuva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyankuba | 80 | 634 | / |
| Gnakouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuuba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyhakuba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakube | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njokuwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niakuba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankubo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyankube | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakkoeva | 63 | 15 | / |
| Gnakouui | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njankowo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Neokowau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gnankouvi | 50 | 111 | / |
| Gnamkouvi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyacoubou | 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 Nyakuwa
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