Nyaw Surname

791,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nyaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nyaw (59) may also be a first name.

Nyaw Last Name Facts

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

Nyaw is found most in Ghana. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyaw is the 791,719th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 20,470,635 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Nyaw reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyaw is also the 1,282,666th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 59 people.

This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Aside from Ghana Nyaw is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nyaw Last Name Statistics demography

Nyaw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyiaw8915/
Nyahw893/
Nyachw801/
Nyab75470/
Gnaw7517/
Njaw756/
Niaw755/
Nyav754/
Nyow753/
Nhaw751/
Nyaf751/
Ngayyaw731/
Nyowa67384/
Nyafe67301/
Nyaph6718/
Ngeaw6710/
Nayow675/
Naiow674/
Nyhav674/
Nyaabowa674/
Nyaab672/
Neeaw671/
Njiaw671/
Neyow671/

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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 Nyaw
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