Nyamwati Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyamwati Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamwati Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978

Nyamwati Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamwati is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwati? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwati are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyamwati is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Nyamwati is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 86 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Nyamwati occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 42 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamwathi94236/
Nyambati882,401/
Nyamwata88111/
Nyamweti8821/
Nyawata80677/
Nyawate80183/
Nyamwete755/
Nyambate752/
Njambati751/
Nyamboti751/
Niambati751/
Nyamwetha711/
Niawaty67141/
Nyawota671/
Nyomboti631/
Njombati631/
Njomboti501/
Niombaty501/

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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 Nyamwati
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