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 last name Nyanwa is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanwa? popularity and diffusion

Nyanwa is the 2,506,728th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Nyanwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyanwa reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyanwa is also the 1,257,960th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 61 people.

The last name Nyanwa is most frequent in Zambia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 377,379. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 48 percent live, Southern Province, where 40 percent live and Central Province, where 10 percent live. Aside from Zambia this last name 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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  • 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 Nyanwa
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