Nyawate Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyawate Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawate Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1831:252,34917,139

Nyawate Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyawate occurs most in Kenya. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyawate.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawate? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyawate is the 1,257,535th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Nyawate is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawate are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyawate is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 252,349. In Kenya Nyawate is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 93 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 5 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found.

Nyawate Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyawater931/
Nyawanthe881/
Nyabate861,473/
Nyawata86677/
Nyawati8634/
Nyawete865/
Nyawote861/
Nyahwata80202/
Nyawotea8034/
Nyamwati8012/
Nyawatta804/
Nyambate802/
Nyabathe801/
Nyawatha801/
Nyawhata801/
Niawati712,104/
Nyabote71546/
Niawaty71141/
Nyaweta7111/
Nyabati714/
Niavate711/
Nhavate711/
Nyawota711/
Nyavati711/
Nyambati672,401/
Nyemwati6758/
Nijavate6722/
Niaswati677/
Nehavate672/
Nyawouta671/

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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 Nyawate
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