Nyalwa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Nyalwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Nyalwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyalwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyalwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyalwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyalwa is the 2,776,799th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Nyalwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyalwa reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Nyalwa is most widely held in Uganda, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 848,680. In Uganda Nyalwa is most frequent in: Kasese District, where 76 percent live, Kampala District, where 11 percent live and Kayunga District, where 2 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnyalwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyalwaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyalwahy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyalua | 83 | 164 | / |
| Nyolwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nyalewo | 77 | 421 | / |
| Nialwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Naiyalwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njolwa | 67 | 689 | / |
| Njalwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyalbi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njalua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyaluo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nialba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyalui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnasselwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyalevo | 62 | 1 | / |
| N'Yalbi | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nhahalua | 57 | 12 | / |
| Nyalueth | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nhalve | 50 | 24 | / |
| Njalui | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nhalue | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nialbe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njaluo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njalbo | 50 | 1 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nyalwa
- 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