Nyarwaya Surname

130,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Nyarwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda3,4111:3,332821
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Nyarwaya Last Name Facts

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

Nyarwaya is found in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarwaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,621st most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,104,403 people. Nyarwaya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyarwaya reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyarwaya is most numerous in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,411 people, or 1 in 3,332. Other than Rwanda this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarrwaya941/
Nyarweya881/
Nyarwayi881/
Nyarwaye881/
Nyarwa86121/
Nyarwai806/
Nyarvaa804/
Nyaruay801/
Nyarwi719/
Nyarwe716/
Nyorwa711/
Niarwae671/
Nyorbay671/
Njorwa57236/
Nyarui572/
Nyarbe572/
Nyorwe571/
Nyarve571/
Nearvy570/
Nyourwi531/
Nyarvie531/
Njarwoe531/
Nearvey530/

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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 Nyarwaya
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