Nyanswa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyanswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyanswa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyanswa Last Name Facts

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

Nyanswa is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyanswa is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Nyanswa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanswa live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Nyanswa is most prevalent in: Grand Kru County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Nyanswe8671/
Nyanzwa862/
Nyansua861/
Nyansuah8017/
Nyanswer801/
Nyamswah801/
Nhanzwa7122/
Nyansue719/
Nyanzwi711/
Njanzwa711/
Nyanzwii6747/
Nyanchwo677/
Nyonsuah675/
Nyamnjua673/
Nyanjuis671/
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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 Nyanswa
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