Nyangwete Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Nyangwete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Nyangwete (16) may also be a first name.
Nyangwete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyangwete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyangwete is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyangwete? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyangwete is the 1,589,322nd most widespread last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Nyangwete occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangwete live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname Nyangwete is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 102 people, or 1 in 151,355. In Zimbabwe Nyangwete is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 35 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 25 percent are found and Harare Province, where 25 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Nyangwete occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangwetet | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwette | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwete | 94 | 7 | / |
| Nyangbete | 89 | 34 | / |
| Nyangweta | 89 | 27 | / |
| Nyangwate | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgwete | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwete | 82 | 71 | / |
| Nyangbeti | 78 | 21 | / |
| Nyagwata | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanquiteh | 63 | 6 | / |
| Nyanquoiteh | 60 | 24 | / |
| Gnankoueti | 53 | 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 Nyangwete
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