Nyankwi Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Nyankwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyankwi (10) may also be a first name.
Nyankwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyankwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyankwi occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyankwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname Nyankwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyankwi reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 80 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyankwi is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Nyankwi is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon Nyankwi is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 85 percent are found, South Region, where 8 percent are found and Southwest Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyankkwi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwi | 92 | 14 | / |
| Nyangwi | 86 | 165 | / |
| Nyankwe | 86 | 48 | / |
| Nyankwa | 86 | 38 | / |
| Njankwi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkwei | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nyanekwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyamnkwe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyankweh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyangkwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyankwep | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyangkui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwa | 77 | 87 | / |
| Nyakwe | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nyanhekwe | 75 | 81 | / |
| Nyankwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyahynqwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangui | 71 | 3,569 | / |
| Nyangwa | 71 | 1,732 | / |
| Nyangwe | 71 | 1,414 | / |
| Njankwa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Njankwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyonkwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyangbi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamgwi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niankwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'wa | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nyanquio | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyangwes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyaangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnyangui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeunkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguoi | 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
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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 Nyankwi
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