Nyamweda Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyamweda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyamweda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,0001:15,4382,171
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyamweda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyamweda occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyamweda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyamweda is the 352,406th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,047,917 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyamweda are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Nyamweda is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 15,438. In Zimbabwe Nyamweda is most common in: Harare Province, where 48 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamweeda941/
Nyamwoda882/
Nyambedha823/
Nyamwadha821/
Nyambida7510/
Nyambede752/
Nyamvede751/
Njambedea7127/
Nyambedou711/
Nyamvodo632/
Nyambido631/
Njomvedi5010/

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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 Nyamweda
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