Nyatowo Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyatowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyatowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2361:750,60534,037
Zimbabwe281:551,36643,741

Nyatowo (13) may also be a first name.

Nyatowo Last Name Facts

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

Nyatowo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyatowo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 978,274th most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyatowo live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyatowo is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name in the world, held by 13 people.

This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 750,605. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Cross River, where 95 percent are found, Akwa Ibom, where 2 percent are found and Rivers, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamtowo9317/
Nyatowa86106/
Nyatobo8653/
Nyatawo864/
Nyamtowa8033/
Nyantowa808/
Nyattobo801/
Nyatoba71109/
Nyatawa7155/
Nyatabo715/
Njatobo711/
Nyatova711/
Gnantouwou711/
Nyatahwa6721/
Nyantawa679/
Nyamtova672/
Nyantabo672/
Nyhatova672/
Nyataswa671/
Nyamtuwa671/
Nyatuba5763/
Gnatova5727/
Niatova5717/
Nyataba577/
Gnatawa571/
Nihatova535/
Nehatova533/
Nyantaba533/
Nyathaba531/
Nyamtavad503/

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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 Nyatowo
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