Nyatawa Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyatawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyatawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyatawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyatawa is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyatawa? popularity and diffusion

Nyatawa is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyatawa live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nyatawa is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 296,889. In Zimbabwe Nyatawa is mostly concentrated in: Harare Province, where 56 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 19 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Nyatawa is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyataswa931/
Nyatowa86106/
Nyataba867/
Nyatawo864/
Gnatawa861/
Nyamtowa8033/
Nyantowa808/
Nyantaba803/
Nyatamba802/
Nyathaba801/
Nyatabay801/
Nyantamba754/
Nyamtavad753/
Nyatowo71264/
Nyatoba71109/
Nyatabo715/
Nyatowe714/
Nyatova711/
Nyatomba6735/
Nyathabe6722/
Nyamtowo6717/
Nyhatova672/
Nyatambo672/
Nyantabo672/
Nyamtova672/
Nyantabi671/
Niantaba671/
Nyamtave671/

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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 Nyatawa
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