Nyanswe Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyanswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania701:756,30941,721
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyanswe (326) may also be a first name.

Nyanswe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyanswe is most common in Tanzania. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanswe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyanswe is the 2,255,512th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanswe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 485,722nd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 326 people.

The last name Nyanswe is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 756,309. In Tanzania Nyanswe is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 90 percent live, Mara Region, where 6 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 1 percent live.

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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 Nyanswe
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