Nyanwa Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nyanwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyanwa (61) may also be a first name.

Nyanwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyanwa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyanwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyanwa is the 2,506,728th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyanwa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 61 people.

The last name Nyanwa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 377,379. In Zambia it is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 48 percent live, Southern Province, where 40 percent live and Central Province, where 10 percent live. Other than Zambia it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent live and Cameroon, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanway92440/
Nyanwah9247/
Nyanwua921/
Nyawa916,650/
Nyianwua8628/
Nyanhewa862/
Nyanwach861/
Nyanwhea861/
Nyawai83921/
Nyaway83215/
Nyanva8356/
Nyonwa8320/
Gnanwa8314/
Nyanwe838/
Nyanua836/
Njanwa835/
Nhanwa835/
Nyanba833/
Nyanwi832/
Nyanwo832/
Nyawua832/
Nianwa831/
Nyiawa831/
Nyanweh7747/
Nhianwa7710/
Nyamway775/
Nyaanwi775/
Nyonway773/
Ngianwa772/
Nyonwah771/
Nyanwot771/
Nijanwa771/
Nyanwii771/
Nyiawua771/
Njianwa771/
Nyanwoh771/
Nyanwer771/
Nhanhwa771/
Nyanvat771/
Nyawo7321,873/
Nyawe73316/
Nyawi7392/
Nyewa7379/
Nyanehwe713/
N'Yanwei711/
Najjanwa711/
Nyamwaha711/
Nyamba674,649/
Gnonwa67785/
Gnanwe67614/
Gnanwi67353/
Gnanwo67122/
Nyanve67105/
Nyanvi6796/
Nianva6758/
Nyanue6754/
Nyanhehwe6743/
Nyanbe6735/
Nyanbo6728/
Nianba6713/
Nyanbi6713/
Nyonwe6712/
Nyamva6710/
Nyanui679/
Njonwa678/
Nyeway678/
Njamwa677/
Nyanvo677/
Nianwi672/
Gnanva672/
Njanwe672/
Gnanwé671/
Gnassinwa671/
Nyachimwa671/
Nhanwi671/

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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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  • 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 Nyanwa
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