Nyapa Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon741:280,66326,698
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Congo101:498,91011,250
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nyapa (50) may also be a first name.

Nyapa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyapa (Marathi: न्यापा, Russian: Няпа) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyapa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,125,333rd most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name Nyapa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyapa reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequent forename globally, borne by 50 people.

The last name Nyapa is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 280,663. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 45 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 42 percent reside and West Region, where 11 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 23 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside.

Nyapa Last Name Statistics demography

Nyapa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 88.99% less than the national average, earning R 26,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyapah9138/
Nyapas9110/
Nyapay916/
Nyapap915/
Nyapha912/
Nyappa912/
Nyapea911/
Nyapai911/
Nyapaya831/
Njapa80866/
Nyapo80713/
Nyapi80320/
Gnapa80178/
Nyopa80141/
Niapa8090/
Nyape8038/
Neapa805/
Naiyapat7711/
Naaiyapa771/
Njapha733,316/
Njapau731,688/
Nyapid73209/
Gnappa73184/
Niapas73107/
Njappa7363/
Njapah7360/
Nyappi7326/
Nyapey7313/
'Nyape7313/
Nyapie7311/
Nyapeu7310/
Ngnapa739/
Njapai739/
Nyapio737/
Nyapoy735/
Niappa735/
Nijapa735/
Nyapou734/
Njiapa733/
Njahpa732/
Njapga732/
Niapai732/
Nyapoh732/
Nyapoi732/
Nyaphi732/
Nyapos732/
Neapai731/
Neapea731/
Njapaa731/
Nyapoo731/
Nyapeh731/
Nnyape731/
Nyapop731/
Naiyaphat711/
Nijappa6724/
Naiyapo677/
Nijapai674/
Ñapa673/
Nijapat671/
Nyapoth671/
Nyapeet671/
N'Yappy671/
Nayiape671/
Naiyapi671/
Njapauh671/
Hniapha671/
Nihaspa671/

Nyapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyapa in the Marathi language
न्यापाn'yapa-
Nyapa in the Russian language
Няпаnapa-

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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 Nyapa
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