Nyawari Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyawari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyawari (12) may also be a first name.

Nyawari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyawari is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawari? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawari reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyawari is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Nyawari is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 50 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyawario931/
Nyaswari931/
Nyamwaari881/
Nyawara861,047/
Nyaware86107/
Nyabari8691/
Nyawori861/
Nyambari80758/
Nyabaari801/
Nyaweiri801/
Nyanvari801/
Nyamwori801/
Nyawaire801/
Neyiabari751/
Nnyambari751/
Nyabori71209/
Nyabare71106/
Njabari7167/
Njawara7146/
Niabari7137/
Niavari7131/
Nyawore7111/
Neaware712/
Gnaware711/
Nyavara711/
Nyambare67363/
Nyambori67182/
Niambari6741/
Nyabouri672/
Njambari672/
Nyambary672/
Nyabaire671/
Nehavari671/
Neaweary671/

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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 Nyawari
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