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
Nyamwa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyamwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Nyamwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwa are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 467,825. In Zimbabwe Nyamwa is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 52 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 45 percent are found and Bulawayo Province, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 28 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
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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