Nyawasa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Nyawasa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyawasa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawasa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyawasa is most common in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyawasa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawasa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawasa are found; 67 percent are found in East Africa and 33 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyawasa is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Nyawasa is most frequent in: Homa Bay County, where 100 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyawasha | 93 | 1,671 | / |
| Nyanwasa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyawahsa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyahwasha | 88 | 17 | / |
| Nyamwasha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwatsa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyabasa | 86 | 1,052 | / |
| Nyawosa | 86 | 94 | / |
| Nyawesa | 86 | 42 | / |
| Nyawase | 86 | 12 | / |
| Nyawaso | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyawasi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyavasa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyambasa | 80 | 225 | / |
| Nyawasho | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nyavasha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nyabasha | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nyanwase | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyabassa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhawasha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwosa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyanwosa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyawotsa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyambassa | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nyabahasa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Nyambasha | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyahwashe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyawose | 71 | 7,966 | / |
| Nyabaza | 71 | 256 | / |
| Nyabasi | 71 | 218 | / |
| Nyawoza | 71 | 33 | / |
| Nyawoso | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nyabosa | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gnawasi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyawosi | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyabaso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyabase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyavase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njawasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyambaso | 67 | 370 | / |
| Nyambaza | 67 | 116 | / |
| Nyambosa | 67 | 94 | / |
| Nyambasi | 67 | 50 | / |
| Nyabashe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nyimbasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyabashi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyawosee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawosed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabassy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabasei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawouse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawosso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neawaseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawotsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyawoshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyabasso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niabassa | 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
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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 Nyawasa
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