Nyawang Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Nyawang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 82 | 1:359,686 | 19,062 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Nyawang (509) may also be a first name.
Nyawang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyawang occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyawang click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawang? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,806,862nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Nyawang live; 79 percent live in Southeast Asia and 79 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Nyawang is also the 375,029th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 509 people.
The last name Nyawang is most common in Malaysia, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 359,686. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Sarawak, where 96 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 2 percent live and Johor, where 1 percent live. Aside from Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 19 percent live and Ethiopia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanwang | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyabang | 86 | 67 | / |
| Niawang | 86 | 19 | / |
| Gnawang | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nyawong | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nyavang | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nyambang | 80 | 325 | / |
| Ngnawang | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nyanbang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nianwang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nihawang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyojwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyonwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naiyawong | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyambeang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyabong | 71 | 307 | / |
| Nyouang | 71 | 58 | / |
| Njabang | 71 | 31 | / |
| Gnowang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnawong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyovang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njawong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambong | 67 | 876 | / |
| Niamwong | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nyimbang | 67 | 15 | / |
| Niambang | 67 | 9 | / |
| Njambang | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyabuong | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnamwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nianbang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njamwong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanbong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyembang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwang | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyawang
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