Nyathi Surname

6,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85,443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyathi Surname User-submission:

The surname Nyathi or Nare in Tswana means 'African buffalo'. The same surname is used by Xhosa and Zulu tribes in South Africa.

Nyathi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe56,3431:27413
South Africa26,5881:2,038255
Malawi9931:17,2402,710
Botswana5791:3,777536
England3601:154,77214,673
Zambia2931:54,0955,026
Namibia811:29,7464,549
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
India151:51,137,692512,385
Wales131:238,04114,239
Swaziland91:144,244719
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belize11:355,4743,977
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nyathi (319) may also be a first name.

Nyathi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Nyathi or Nare in Tswana means 'African buffalo'. The same surname is used by Xhosa and Zulu tribes in South Africa.

- tebogonyathi

Nyathi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyathi (Hindi: न्याथी) is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyathi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,610th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 85,291 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyathi are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyathi is also the 491,536th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 319 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 56,343 people, or 1 in 274. In Zimbabwe Nyathi is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 33 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 33 percent reside and Matabeleland North Province, where 19 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Nyathi is found in 42 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 31 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Nyathi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nyathi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 37.47% less than the national average, earning R 148,596 per year; in United States they earn 41.98% more than the national average, earning $61,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning $38,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyathie9232/
Nyathii924/
Nyatthi922/
Nyathai921/
Nyathhi921/
Nyathio921/
Nnyathi921/
Nyati9111,199/
Njathi831,226/
Nyathe83378/
Nyatha83257/
Nyatei8376/
Nyateh8357/
Nyahti8332/
Neathi8315/
Nyatui8315/
Nyatie8315/
Niathi8313/
Nyothi8311/
Nyatip839/
Nyatai837/
Nyaati836/
Nyatti835/
Nyatyi833/
Nyathy833/
Gnathi831/
Nhathi831/
N'Yati831/
Nyathı831/
Nyatih831/
Nyatio831/
Nyatoi831/
Naiyathip801/
Nyataha7760/
N'Yatti7714/
Nyathoa7712/
Nyahteh779/
Noiyati779/
Naiyati777/
Nihathi774/
Nyaatha773/
Njyothi773/
Nayothi772/
Najothi771/
Nyahati771/
Niathio771/
Nyateeh771/
Nehathi771/
Niathai771/
Niathie771/
Nyattio771/
Nyaathe771/
Njathiy771/
Nyateha771/
Nyathaa771/
Njauthi771/
Njaithi771/
Nyazsti771/
Niati7312,570/
Nyate731,989/
Njati731,672/
Nyata731,612/
Nyoti7351/
Neati7333/
Gnati7330/
Nhati739/
Nyaty735/
Nahayati7127/
Naiyatip718/
Nayyatip716/
Nayiatha711/
Ngiathai711/
Nyaata671,860/
Nyatte67807/
Njatha67549/
Nyatta67287/
Njatie67105/
Naioti6787/
Nyatee6763/
Niasti6758/
Nyaate6744/
Gnatiy6734/
Nyatey6727/
Nyatyhowa6727/
N'Yata6724/
Njateh6723/
Nyotha6723/
Nijati6716/
Gnatis6715/
Niatis6714/
Njatio6710/
Neajti6710/
Niatti677/
Nhatti677/
Neyoti677/
Nyatay676/
Njathe676/
Nyotie676/
Nehati675/
Nyateu675/
Niatih674/
Nhathe674/
Nyooti674/
Njaiti673/
Nayoti673/
Nyotis673/
Nyatty672/
Gnatoi672/
Gnatti672/
Nyotti672/
Nhatai671/
Njyoti671/
Neateh671/
Nyatyo671/
Ngnati671/
Niatai671/
Niatie671/
Niatio671/
Njaati671/
Nihatthai671/
Nyoate671/
Nyataa671/
Nyatea671/
Nyhata671/
Njathy671/
Nyotid671/
Nhayti671/
Gnasti671/
Neathe670/
Nyates670/

Nyathi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyathi in the Hindi language
न्याथीn'yathi-

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