Nyanyala Surname

1,079,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyanyala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanyala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zambia581:273,27515,977
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyanyala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyanyala (Russian: Няняла) is most common in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanyala? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyanyala is the 1,079,669th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 31,823,345 people. Nyanyala is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanyala live; 84 percent live in Southern Africa and 84 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Apart from Malawi Nyanyala is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanyaala946/
Nyanjala88108/
Nyanhala8810/
Nyanyale886/
Nyanyali884/
Nianyala881/
Gnanyallah781/
Njanjala75240/
Nyanjali7531/
Gnonyala751/
Nyaniale751/
Nianjala751/
Njanjalla7110/
Nyhanihale671/
Nyamjale6311/
Neoniala639/
Nhanjale634/
Njanjali633/
Njanjalo632/
Nyanjolo631/
Njamjala631/
Gnonjala631/
Nyamjali631/
Nyonyoli631/
Njanjale631/

Nyanyala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyanyala in the Russian language
Нянялаnanala-

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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 Nyanyala
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