Nyanyiwa Surname

229,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyanyiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanyiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1,7201:8,9761,093
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England51:11,143,612252,590
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyanyiwa (232) may also be a first name.

Nyanyiwa Last Name Facts

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

Nyanyiwa is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanyiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,904th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,138,300 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanyiwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyanyiwa is also the 588,797th most widespread forename internationally It is held by 232 people.

This last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,720 people, or 1 in 8,976. In Zimbabwe Nyanyiwa is primarily found in: Mashonaland West Province, where 29 percent live, Harare Province, where 27 percent live and Mashonaland Central Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Nyanyiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nyanyiwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 73.96% less than the national average, earning R 61,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanyiwe8813/
Nyanyiva881/
Nyanyiwo881/
Nyonyiwa881/
Nyanhewa752/
Nyamjiwa751/
Nyangewa751/
Nyongewa63294/
Nyanhehwe5943/
Niongewa5048/
Nyanjebe503/

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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 Nyanyiwa
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