Nyava Surname
Approximately 975 people bear this surname
Nyava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 832 | 1:63,632 | 6,770 |
| Zimbabwe | 111 | 1:139,083 | 18,071 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nyava (15) may also be a first name.
Nyava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyava (Marathi: न्यवा, Russian: Нява) is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyava? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyava is the 368,903rd most widespread family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,474,406 people. Nyava is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyava reside; 85 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.
It is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 832 people, or 1 in 63,632. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Njombe Region, where 60 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 22 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nyava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyava in the Marathi language | ||
| न्यवा | n'yava | - |
| Nyava in the Russian language | ||
| Нява | nava | - |
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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 Nyava
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