Nyamwa Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Nyamwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 33 | 1:467,825 | 39,606 |
| Uganda | 15 | 1:2,602,619 | 75,106 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nyamwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyamwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,635,433rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwa reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 467,825. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 52 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 45 percent live and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 28 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwai | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyaimwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyamway | 92 | 5 | / |
| Nyamweha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyamwaha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamba | 83 | 4,649 | / |
| Nyamua | 83 | 227 | / |
| Nyamva | 83 | 10 | / |
| Nyomwa | 83 | 10 | / |
| Njamwa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nyamwe | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyamwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyaumwe | 77 | 748 | / |
| Nyambea | 77 | 235 | / |
| Nyamuha | 77 | 202 | / |
| Njamwea | 77 | 48 | / |
| Nyambai | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nyambaa | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nyambau | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nyamewo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nyamwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyaamba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyambay | 77 | 2 | / |
| N'Yamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nnyamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhiamwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyhamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyahamba | 71 | 85 | / |
| Njaamwea | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyamba'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njamwaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naayamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambaha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambe | 67 | 56,248 | / |
| Nyambi | 67 | 17,097 | / |
| Nyambo | 67 | 12,711 | / |
| Niamba | 67 | 9,688 | / |
| Njamba | 67 | 9,144 | / |
| Nyamve | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Nyamvi | 67 | 176 | / |
| Nhamua | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nyamue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nyamui | 67 | 13 | / |
| Njamva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamvo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njomwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyamby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyambé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnomwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neamwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnamwe | 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 Nyamwa
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