Nyamwela Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Nyamwela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| Tanzania | 81 | 1:653,600 | 39,027 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
Nyamwela Demographics
Average Nyamwela Salary in
South Africa
R 117,180
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nyamwela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyamwela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyamwela is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyamwela? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 652,085th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,739,840 people. The last name Nyamwela is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyamwela reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Nyamwela is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Aside from Malawi Nyamwela is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.
Nyamwela Last Name Statistics demography
Nyamwela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.69% less than the national average, earning R 117,180 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyambela | 88 | 592 | / |
| Nyamwelo | 88 | 499 | / |
| Nyamwila | 88 | 170 | / |
| Nyamwele | 88 | 55 | / |
| Nyamweli | 88 | 26 | / |
| Nyambelia | 82 | 48 | / |
| Nyamwaila | 82 | 14 | / |
| Nyaambela | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyambele | 75 | 1,592 | / |
| Nyambeli | 75 | 317 | / |
| Nyamwale | 75 | 151 | / |
| Nyambelo | 75 | 145 | / |
| Nyambila | 75 | 80 | / |
| Nyombela | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nyamwilo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nyamwole | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamuila | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwali | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwile | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niamwilai | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nyambeleh | 71 | 3 | / |
| Niambele | 63 | 16,436 | / |
| Niombela | 63 | 279 | / |
| Nyambili | 63 | 212 | / |
| Njombela | 63 | 157 | / |
| Nyombeli | 63 | 123 | / |
| Nyambile | 63 | 82 | / |
| Nyamvolo | 63 | 5 | / |
| Niambelé | 63 | 4 | / |
| Njambila | 63 | 3 | / |
| Niambeli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njamvala | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyombele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhbile | 59 | 1 | / |
| Njambilo | 50 | 13 | / |
| Njombele | 50 | 10 | / |
| Niombelo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyombile | 50 | 1 | / |
| Niamvolo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njombila | 50 | 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 Nyamwela
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