Nyamw Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyamw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyamw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Nyamw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyamw occurs most in Pakistan. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Nyamw is primarily found in Asia, where 60 percent of Nyamw reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Islamic South Asia.

The surname Nyamw is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 29,773,981. In Pakistan Nyamw is most numerous in: Punjab, where 83 percent live and Sindh, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan it occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 40 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamhwe831/
Nyamb8054/
Nyanw801/
Nyamf801/
Nyamfe7315/
Njaimwe672/
Njiamwe671/
Niamb609/
Njamb606/
Nyomb605/
Neamf601/
Nianw601/
Njamfe5545/
Nyanev552/
Njomwe552/
Nyanph551/
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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 Nyamw
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