Nyave Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Nyave Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Nigeria | 43 | 1:4,119,599 | 115,187 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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
Nyave occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyave? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyave is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The surname Nyave is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyave reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 259,613. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 90 percent reside, Centre Region, where 5 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Nyave occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Ghana, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaveh | 91 | 97 | / |
| Nyaver | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nyavey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyaves | 91 | 1 | / |
| Neave | 80 | 5,739 | / |
| Nyabe | 80 | 454 | / |
| Nyawe | 80 | 316 | / |
| Niave | 80 | 314 | / |
| Nyove | 80 | 58 | / |
| Nyavi | 80 | 47 | / |
| Nhave | 80 | 26 | / |
| Gnave | 80 | 10 | / |
| Njave | 80 | 8 | / |
| Naiyavej | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nijave | 73 | 361 | / |
| Niaves | 73 | 263 | / |
| Niavez | 73 | 98 | / |
| Niavet | 73 | 64 | / |
| Nyaweh | 73 | 49 | / |
| Nyampe | 73 | 27 | / |
| Nyoabe | 73 | 18 | / |
| Nyabeh | 73 | 15 | / |
| Nyabet | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nyaabe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nyawed | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nyhawe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Niavie | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nyabei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nehave | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyabey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyahwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyabie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyabea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyhove | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyawea | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyabes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyaweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyavih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyawhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyabez | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyahbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyabep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyaued | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyawey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njaved | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyahue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyanpe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyavhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neavey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nya'abe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ñave | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nyavaya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nyampeh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyahuhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyawoue | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyawehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nihaver | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyohabe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njaveed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngeauve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyayweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanpeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanpee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nayiawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niaveed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiaveh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnavett | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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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