Nyankwe Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Nyankwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyankwe (11) may also be a first name.
Nyankwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyankwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyankwe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyankwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyankwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,808,717th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyankwe are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 11 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 461,535. In Cameroon Nyankwe is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 47 percent live, Northwest Region, where 47 percent live and Centre Region, where 2 percent live. Outside of Cameroon it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 2 percent live and Tanzania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanekwe | 93 | 9 | / |
| Nyamnkwe | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nyangkwe | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyankweh | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyankwep | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwe | 92 | 27 | / |
| Nyanhekwe | 88 | 81 | / |
| Nyangwe | 86 | 1,414 | / |
| Nyankwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Nyankwi | 86 | 15 | / |
| Njankwe | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nyonkwe | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyankue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkwei | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nyangwes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Njangkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyankkwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyekwe | 77 | 105 | / |
| Nyakwa | 77 | 87 | / |
| Nyakwi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nyagwe | 77 | 12 | / |
| Ngnangkwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyaninqwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyasengwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwa | 71 | 1,732 | / |
| Nyangbe | 71 | 195 | / |
| Nyangwi | 71 | 165 | / |
| Njankwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nyongwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Njangwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Njankwi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Njonkwe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyonkue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niangwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyachengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'wa | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nyangbea | 67 | 158 | / |
| Nyangbeh | 67 | 114 | / |
| Nyanquee | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nyangoue | 67 | 20 | / |
| Njangwes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyanqueh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niankoue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Njounkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njeunkwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Njankoue | 67 | 3 | / |
| N'Yangue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngnangwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngeangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njongkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangvet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyongweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangueh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njiangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'ue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangkui | 67 | 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 Nyankwe
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