Nyaluwa Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyaluwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaluwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4791:154,23716,059
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710

Nyaluwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaluwa is found most in The DR Congo. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaluwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 509,669th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,351,318 people. Nyaluwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaluwa are found; 75 percent are found in Central Africa and 75 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 154,237. Besides The DR Congo Nyaluwa exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 24 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaluva8656/
Njaluwa867/
Nyaluwe864/
Nyaluba861/
Nyoluhwa804/
Nyalube7176/
Nyalowo712/
Nyolowe578/
Najjalubi502/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyaluwa
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