Nyanchwa Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyanchwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanchwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya251:1,847,19636,049

Nyanchwa (109) may also be a first name.

Nyanchwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyanchwa is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanchwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanchwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyanchwa is also the 900,062nd most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 109 people.

The last name Nyanchwa is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 1,847,196. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 36 percent reside, Kisii County, where 16 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside.

Nyanchwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyankhwa88209/
Nyanchwo887/
Nyankhwaya781/
Nyankhwi759/
Nyanjua678/
Nyamhwe671/
Njamchua631/
Gnanchoue5910/
Njianchuit561/
Nyanjui531,609/
Niamchui5083/
Njonchuo501/

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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 Nyanchwa
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