Nyangiwe Surname

206,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyangiwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangiwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9981:27,1163,466
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Nyangiwe (12) may also be a first name.

Nyangiwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyangiwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nyangiwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangiwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyangiwe is the 206,654th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,634,686 people. Nyangiwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangiwe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Nyangiwe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 27,116. In South Africa Nyangiwe is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Western Cape, where 14 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nyangiwe Last Name Statistics demography

Nyangiwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning R 119,280 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanguwe8810/
Nyangiwa884/
Nyongiwe881/
Nyangebe754/
Nyangewa751/
Nyanguve751/
Nyagewa672/
Nyangewoha671/
Nyongewa63294/
Niongewa5048/
Njongeue501/

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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 Nyangiwe
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