Nyawa Surname
Approximately 6,650 people bear this surname
Nyawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 6,138 | 1:7,524 | 995 |
| Cameroon | 186 | 1:111,662 | 12,987 |
| Indonesia | 113 | 1:1,170,347 | 83,147 |
| Zimbabwe | 57 | 1:270,846 | 28,330 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Nyawa (3,819) may also be a first name.
Nyawa Demographics
Average Nyawa Salary in
South Africa
R 128,136
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Nyawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyawa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyawa is the 73,986th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,095,872 people. Nyawa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyawa are found; 93 percent are found in East Africa and 93 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyawa is also the 113,726th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,819 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,138 people, or 1 in 7,524. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kwale County, where 74 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 14 percent are found and Kilifi County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Nyawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (56%) in Kenya.
Nyawa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.08% less than the national average, earning R 128,136 per year.
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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 Nyawa
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