Nyarwai Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyarwai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarwai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907

Nyarwai (7) may also be a first name.

Nyarwai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyarwai is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyarwai.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarwai? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyarwai are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 7 people.

Nyarwai is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 7,696,650. In Kenya Nyarwai is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 67 percent live, Kiambu County, where 17 percent live and Muranga County, where 17 percent live.

Nyarwai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarwayi931/
Nyarwa92121/
Nyarwi929/
Nyarewa869/
Nyarwaya803,463/
Nyarweya801/
Nyarwaye801/
Nyarua7766/
Nyarwe776/
Nyarui772/
Nyorwa771/
Nyarrwaya751/
Nyarvaa714/
Nyaruah711/
Niarwae711/
Nyarvie711/
Nyaruay711/
Ngearwa711/
Nhaurwa711/
Nyourwi711/
Njorwa62236/
Njarui624/
Nharua622/
Nyarbe622/
Nyorbi621/
Njorwi621/
Nyorwe621/
Nyarve621/
Nhorwa621/
Nyorbaa576/
Njarwoe571/
Ngearuahj501/

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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 Nyarwai
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