Nyashanu Surname
Approximately 3,146 people bear this surname
Nyashanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 3,083 | 1:5,008 | 489 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyashanu (144) may also be a first name.
Nyashanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyashanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyashanu occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyashanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 141,603rd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,316,448 people. The surname Nyashanu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyashanu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyashanu is also the 769,375th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 144 people.
The surname Nyashanu is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 3,083 people, or 1 in 5,008. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 30 percent live, Harare Province, where 19 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 14 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyashanhu | 94 | 5 | / |
| Nyashasnu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyasangu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyasahnu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Njasanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njasangu | 75 | 75 | / |
| Nhassanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnasounou | 59 | 34 | / |
| Gnassonou | 59 | 2 | / |
| Gnassounu | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gnatsonou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gnassounou | 56 | 1,856 | / |
| Gnasounnou | 56 | 3 | / |
| Gnatchonou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gnassonnou | 56 | 1 | / |
| Gnassounnou | 53 | 7 | / |
| Gnahssounnou | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyashanu
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