Nyakwi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Nyakwi (10) may also be a first name.

Nyakwi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakwi is most common in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Nyakwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwi reside; 43 percent reside in Southern Africa and 43 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Nyakwi is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyankwi9215/
Nyakwei921/
Nyakwai921/
Nyamkwei8612/
Nyankkwi861/
Nyankwai861/
Nhakwi83267/
Nyakwa8387/
Nyakwe8327/
Njakwi833/
Nyakui832/
Nyagwi831/
Nyangwi77165/
Nyankwe7748/
Nyankwa7738/
Nyakwey7721/
Nyagwui772/
Nyakwet772/
Nyagwai772/
Njankwi772/
Nyhakwe772/
Nyakkwe771/
Nyamgwi771/
Nyahkwa771/
Nyakway771/
Nyanekwe719/
Nyakueyi714/
Nyamnkwe713/
Nyangkwe712/
Nyankweh712/
Nyangkui711/
Nyangwoi711/
Nyankwep711/
Njakwa671,256/
Nyagwa67177/
Nyekwe67105/
Nyanhekwe6781/
Nhakwe6778/
Nyagui6754/
Njokwi6752/
Nyokwa6734/
Niakui6728/
Nyokwe6723/
Nyagwe6712/
Njakwe6710/
Nyekwa677/
Njagwi676/
Nyakue671/
Njakui671/
Nyankwaya671/
Nyahynqwi671/
Nyacwa671/

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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 Nyakwi
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