Nyamajiwa Surname
Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname
Nyamajiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,637 | 1:9,431 | 1,172 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyamajiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamajiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyamajiwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamajiwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 241,541st most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,406,013 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamajiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,637 people, or 1 in 9,431. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 46 percent reside, Harare Province, where 25 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 16 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe Nyamajiwa exists in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Iceland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamajiva | 89 | 71 | / |
| Nyamajiwo | 89 | 24 | / |
| Nyamaiswa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamayiwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamajuwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaiiwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaishwa | 84 | 3 | / |
| Nyamaiswe | 78 | 150 | / |
| Nyamajabo | 78 | 21 | / |
| Nyamayawa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamawe | 75 | 40 | / |
| Nyamahwe | 71 | 295 | / |
| Nyamaibo | 71 | 150 | / |
| Nyamaeva | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nyamayabo | 67 | 564 | / |
| Nyamayawo | 67 | 284 | / |
| Nyamayavo | 67 | 106 | / |
| Nyamuyowa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyhamaeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamuyawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamave | 63 | 3 | / |
| Nyamayabho | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nyamouwe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Niamiwei | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyamiyeba | 56 | 27 | / |
| Nyamayobo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyamiyoba | 56 | 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
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- 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 Nyamajiwa
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