Nyanhewe Surname

1,222,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyanhewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanhewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1861:83,00112,099
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nyanhewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyanhewe is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanhewe? popularity and diffusion

Nyanhewe is the 1,222,957th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyanhewe live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nyanhewe is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 83,001. In Zimbabwe Nyanhewe is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 40 percent reside, Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe Nyanhewe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanhehwe9443/
Nyanewe932/
Nyanehwe883/
Nyanhewa882/
Nyanhembe821/
Nyanhohwe821/
Nyaniwe801/
Nyangebe754/
Nyanjebe753/
Nyonewee751/
Nyanchiwa7190/
Nyamhamwe711/
Nyanjeebe711/
Nyanjwa67312/
Njanawe671/
Nyonywe671/

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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
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  • 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 Nyanhewe
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