Nyawal Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Nyawal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 36 | 1:317,085 | 679 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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 held by more people in South Sudan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawal? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. Nyawal occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nyawal are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyawal is also the 15,460th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 61,970 people.
This last name is most frequent in South Sudan, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 317,085. Besides South Sudan it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 9 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyamwale | 86 | 151 | / |
| Nyowal | 83 | 4 | / |
| Niawal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gnawal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyabal | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyawol | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyawayleh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyambal | 77 | 136 | / |
| Nyouwal | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nyawole | 77 | 11 | / |
| Njawale | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nehawal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niamwal | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niawalle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyinwale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwole | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyabol | 67 | 11,632 | / |
| Nhaval | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niabal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Naiyavale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyoual | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njowal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neowal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaval | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nyawal
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