Nyawacha Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nyawacha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyawacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyawacha is most common in Kenya. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawacha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyawacha is the 5,587,209th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Nyawacha is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawacha reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya Nyawacha is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 57 percent are found, Migori County, where 14 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyawachi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyambacha | 82 | 195 | / |
| Nyawochi | 75 | 19 | / |
| Nyabocha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyambocha | 71 | 70 | / |
| Nyambache | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyawaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njianuacha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawage | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabocho | 63 | 116 | / |
| Nyaabaji | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niavatche | 59 | 13 | / |
| Gnavatche | 59 | 6 | / |
| Nyamboche | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nyambocho | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyawoge | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nyabagi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyabage | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyambajo | 50 | 125 | / |
| Nyambagi | 50 | 34 | / |
| Nyambaje | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Nyawacha
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