Nyawata Surname

489,550th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyawata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5551:27,8174,283
Kenya601:769,66531,365
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Nyawata Last Name Facts

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

Nyawata is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawata? popularity and diffusion

Nyawata is the 489,550th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,764,470 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyawata reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 555 people, or 1 in 27,817. In Zimbabwe Nyawata is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 49 percent reside, Harare Province, where 23 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 9 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside.

Nyawata Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Nyawata earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning R 280,536 per year and in United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahwata93202/
Nyawatta934/
Nyawatha931/
Nyawhata931/
Nyamwatah881/
Nyawate86183/
Nyawati8634/
Nyaweta8611/
Nyabata864/
Nyavata862/
Nyawota861/
Nyawato861/
Nyambata80282/
Nyahwato8024/
Nyamwati8012/
Nyabatha801/
Nyawouta801/
Nyawater801/
Nyawanthe751/
Niawati712,104/
Nyabate711,473/
Nyawoto71171/
Niawaty71141/
Nyabato7178/
Nyabota7140/
Nyawete715/
Nyabati714/
Nyawote711/
Gnawato711/
Nhowata711/
Nyavati711/
Nyambati672,401/
Nyemwati6758/
Nyowanto6741/
Nyamwoto6736/
Nyabotai6734/
Nyawotea6734/
Niaswati677/
Njambata672/
Nyambate672/
Nyabathe671/
Nyambato671/
Nyabotay671/
Nyabanto671/

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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 Nyawata
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