Nyawal Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Nyawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan361:317,085679
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyawal (61,970) may also be a first name.

Nyawal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyawal is borne by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawal? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nyawal reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 15,460th most frequently held given name worldwide It is held by 61,970 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 317,085. Besides South Sudan Nyawal exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent live and Kenya, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamwale86151/
Nyowal834/
Niawal831/
Gnawal831/
Nyabal831/
Nyawol831/
Nyawayleh802/
Nyambal77136/
Nyouwal7713/
Nyawole7711/
Njawale772/
Nehawal771/
Niamwal771/
Niawalle711/
Nyinwale711/
Nyamwole711/
Nyabol6711,632/
Nhaval676/
Niabal672/
Naiyavale672/
Nyoual671/
Njowal671/
Neowal671/
Neaval670/

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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 Nyawal
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