Nyave Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyave Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon801:259,61325,186
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyave (24) may also be a first name.

Nyave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyave is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyave? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,604,449th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyave live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 63 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nyave is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 24 people.

The last name Nyave is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent live, Centre Region, where 5 percent live and Southwest Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Ghana, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaveh9197/
Nyaver9113/
Nyavey911/
Nyaves911/
Neave805,739/
Nyabe80454/
Nyawe80316/
Niave80314/
Nyove8058/
Nyavi8047/
Nhave8026/
Gnave8010/
Njave808/
Naiyavej777/
Nijave73361/
Niaves73263/
Niavez7398/
Niavet7364/
Nyaweh7349/
Nyampe7327/
Nyoabe7318/
Nyabeh7315/
Nyabet7312/
Nyaabe7311/
Nyawed7310/
Nyhawe7310/
Niavie735/
Nyabei734/
Nehave734/
Nyabey734/
Nyahwe733/
Nyabie733/
Nyabea732/
Nyhove732/
Nyawea732/
Nyabes732/
Nyaweu731/
Nyavih731/
Nyawhe731/
Nyabez731/
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Nyabep731/
Nyaued731/
Nyawey731/
Njaved731/
Nyahue731/
Nyanpe731/
Nyavhi731/
Neavey730/
Nya'abe6755/
Ñave6737/
Nyavaya6719/
Nyampeh677/
Nyahuhe677/
Nyawoue673/
Nyawehe672/
Nihaver672/
Nyohabe671/
Njaveed671/
Ngeauve671/
Nyayweh671/
Nyanpeh671/
Nyanpee671/
Nayiawe671/
Niaveed671/
Nyabiey671/
Naiyavi671/
Ngiaveh671/
Nyabeth671/
Nyawesh671/
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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 Nyave
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