Nyaway Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Nyaway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 214 | 1:20,601 | 2,074 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyaway (62) may also be a first name.
Nyaway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyaway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyaway occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaway? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyaway is the 1,125,333rd most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaway are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Nyaway is also the 1,246,114th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 20,601. In Liberia Nyaway is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 70 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 18 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Nyaway
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