Nyaswa Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Nyaswa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Nyaswa (17) may also be a first name.
Nyaswa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyaswa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyaswa is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaswa? popularity and diffusion
Nyaswa is the 1,727,723rd most frequent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyaswa are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 86 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nyaswa is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 17 people.
The surname Nyaswa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 96 people, or 1 in 769,579. Excluding The DR Congo Nyaswa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
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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 Nyaswa
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