Nyawale Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyawale Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2721:194,63816,683
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyawale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyawale is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 942,947th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawale are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 272 people, or 1 in 194,638. In Tanzania Nyawale is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 48 percent live, Pwani Region, where 29 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live. Besides Tanzania Nyawale exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamwale93151/
Nyawayleh882/
Nyabale8659/
Nyawala8642/
Nyawole8611/
Nyawali864/
Nhawale864/
Njawale862/
Nyanwallie821/
Nyambale80202/
Nyawalla801/
Nyamwali801/
Niawalle801/
Nyinwale801/
Nyamwole801/
Naiyavale752/
Nyamballe751/
Njawala711,306/
Nhavale71354/
Nyabole71137/
Gnawali71122/
Nyabali7180/
Nyowala7134/
Niawali7117/
Njavale716/
Nyabaly715/
Nyawola714/
Nyowali712/
Niawala711/
Niabale711/
Gnawole711/
Gnawaly711/
Nyambali67503/
Nyabally6766/
Nyombale6749/
Nyabolea6727/
Nyavalli6723/
Gnouwale671/
Nyavalys671/
Nyanbole671/
Nyembale671/
Nyinwole671/
Nyonwala671/
Niavales671/
Nnjavale671/
Niambale671/
Nhavhale671/
Nyaballi671/

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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 Nyawale
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