Nyawanza Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Nyawanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 250 | 1:61,753 | 9,307 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Nyawanza Demographics
Nyawanza Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyawanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyawanza is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawanza? popularity and diffusion
Nyawanza is the 973,426th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Nyawanza is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyawanza reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Nyawanza is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 61,753. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 76 percent are found, Harare Province, where 15 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 5 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Nyawanza occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.
Nyawanza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nyawanza surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyahwanza | 94 | 7 | / |
| Nyawaza | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyawonza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyawansa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyawanzi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyawanze | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyabanza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyambanza | 82 | 364 | / |
| Nyamwanzo | 82 | 48 | / |
| Nyaweza | 80 | 933 | / |
| Nyawanje | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyabanze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyabonza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyawange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwangi | 71 | 228 | / |
| Nyambanzi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyamwanje | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyawancho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyabonzea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambanzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambanze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawandjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyimbanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawezi | 67 | 37 | / |
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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 Nyawanza
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