Nyao Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa561:967,45960,627
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nyao (35) may also be a first name.

Nyao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyao (Arabic: نياو, Russian: Няо) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyao.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyao? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,038,570th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyao live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyao is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 35 people.

Nyao is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 967,459. In South Africa Nyao is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 68 percent reside, Limpopo, where 29 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 20 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Nyao Last Name Statistics demography

Nyao earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.86% less than the national average, earning R 133,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaho891,181/
Nyaao8943/
Nyaoh8938/
Nyaod8918/
Nyaoi8917/
Nyaos895/
Nyaot893/
Nyaou891/
Naayao8084/
Nyauoh809/
Nayyao806/
Nyaouh803/
Neyyao801/
Nyajho801/
Nyauod801/
Nyagio801/
Nyahoo801/
Nyahou801/
Neyiao801/
Gnao75670/
Niao75135/
Njao75123/
Nyoa75106/
Nyoo7552/
Neao7523/
Nhao7516/
Ngayyao737/
Nyahoth735/
Nayyaou731/
N'Yahou731/
Nyaooyi731/
Nyoho671,078/
Gnaou67506/
Nyoha67322/
Gnaoi6775/
Nyoah6753/
Nyooh6751/
Ngiao6746/
Niaho6741/
Nyo'o6722/
Niaos6722/
Njaho676/
Ngnao672/
Niaou672/
Nihao672/
Njeao671/
Neaho671/
Nyoos671/
Neaoy671/
Gnauo671/
Nehao671/

Nyao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyao in the Russian language
Няоnao-
Nyao in the Arabic language
نياوnyaw-

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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 Nyao
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