Nyanwe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nyanwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Nyanwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyanwe occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyanwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyanwe is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanwe live; 88 percent live in Central Africa and 88 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
Nyanwe is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Nyanwe is most common in: Centre Region, where 25 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and North Region, where 25 percent reside. Not including Cameroon it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 50 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanweh | 92 | 47 | / |
| Nyanwer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyawe | 91 | 316 | / |
| Nyanehwe | 86 | 3 | / |
| N'Yanwei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyanwhea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnanwe | 83 | 614 | / |
| Nyanve | 83 | 105 | / |
| Nyanwa | 83 | 59 | / |
| Nyanue | 83 | 54 | / |
| Nyanbe | 83 | 35 | / |
| Nyonwe | 83 | 12 | / |
| Njanwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyanwi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyanhehwe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Nyanway | 77 | 440 | / |
| Nyanbee | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nyaanwi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyamwey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nianwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanwii | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanmve | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyonwhe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanveh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyonweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawa | 73 | 6,650 | / |
| Nyewe | 73 | 347 | / |
| Nyawi | 73 | 92 | / |
| Nyianwua | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nyamwije | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguhe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamweys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanhbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambe | 67 | 56,248 | / |
| Nyamve | 67 | 1,678 | / |
| Nyawai | 67 | 921 | / |
| Gnanwi | 67 | 353 | / |
| Nyaway | 67 | 215 | / |
| Gnanve | 67 | 97 | / |
| Nyanvi | 67 | 96 | / |
| Nyanva | 67 | 56 | / |
| Neanue | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nyonwa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nyonue | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyanbi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Njonwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyanui | 67 | 9 | / |
| Njanwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gnonwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nianbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nianwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyawua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhanve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nhanwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnajionwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nianwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyonve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyonbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhanue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nianve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnanwé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnamwe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyanwe
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