Nyamawa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Nyamawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
Nyamawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamawa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyamawa is the 4,772,636th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Nyamawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamawa are found; 65 percent are found in Southern Africa and 65 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Nyamawa is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,403,476. In Zimbabwe Nyamawa is primarily found in: Manicaland Province, where 91 percent live and Harare Province, where 9 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamahwa | 93 | 9 | / |
| Nyahmawa | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyamhawa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyamawai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahwai | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyamahawa | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nyamawi | 86 | 10,342 | / |
| Nyamowa | 86 | 341 | / |
| Nyamawe | 86 | 40 | / |
| Nyamawo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamahwaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyamamba | 80 | 904 | / |
| Nyamahwe | 80 | 295 | / |
| Nyamaswe | 80 | 76 | / |
| Nyamaswi | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nyamewaa | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nyamanwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamasva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamabah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamawou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhamba | 75 | 233 | / |
| Nyamgavaa | 75 | 33 | / |
| Nyamahabo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamawoch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhamwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamabo | 71 | 522 | / |
| Nyamova | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nyamahambi | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nyamavo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyamabe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyamave | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyamowo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyamavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhamawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niamaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamasimwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamambi | 67 | 718 | / |
| Nyamaboi | 67 | 534 | / |
| Nyamambo | 67 | 213 | / |
| Nyamaboy | 67 | 123 | / |
| Nyamasve | 67 | 114 | / |
| Nyamomba | 67 | 78 | / |
| Nyamasvi | 67 | 75 | / |
| Nyamambe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Nyamouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamosua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamowei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamaboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamanbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamosva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhowo | 67 | 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 Nyamawa
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