Nyanswi Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyanswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyanswi 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
Kenya3851:119,94810,045
Tanzania2531:209,25517,663

Nyanswi (350) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyanswi Demographics

Nyanswi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyanswi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyanswi occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanswi? popularity and diffusion

Nyanswi is the 512,152nd most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanswi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyanswi is also the 465,882nd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 350 people.

Nyanswi is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 385 people, or 1 in 119,948. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 99 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 40 percent reside.

Nyanswi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanswe8671/
Nyanswa8610/
Nyanzwi861/
Nyanzwii8047/
Nyansway8040/
Nyanswer801/
Nyansue719/
Nyanzui717/
Nyanzwa712/
Nyanjuis671/
Nyandjwe671/
Nyansueh671/
Njanjui574/
Nhansue572/
Njanzwa571/
Gnandjui5340/
Niandjui5315/
Gnansoue537/
Nyandjue537/
Gnandjuie501/
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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 Nyanswi
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