Nyaswi Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyaswi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyaswi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Nyaswi (150) may also be a first name.

Nyaswi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaswi is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaswi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyaswi is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaswi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 150 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania Nyaswi is primarily found in: Tabora Region, where 90 percent live and Mara Region, where 10 percent live. Not including Tanzania Nyaswi occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaswa83112/
Nyasewe772/
Nyeswa6778/
Nyoswa6711/
Nyoswe671/
Nyasuoy621/
Niazwai621/
Gnasue507/
Njasue501/
Nyazue501/
Nhasue501/
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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 Nyaswi
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