Nyavu Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyavu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyavu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Nyavu Last Name Facts

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

Nyavu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyavu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyavu is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyavu reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nyavu is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 149 people, or 1 in 363,609. In South Africa Nyavu is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 8 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 6 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 2 percent reside.

Nyavu Last Name Statistics demography

Nyavu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.06% less than the national average, earning R 149,568 per year.

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Nyampuh67133/
Nyabuhe672/
Njiavut672/
Nyampou672/
Naiyabu672/
N'Yabou671/
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Naayabu671/
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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 Nyavu
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