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 last name Nyaway is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,125,333rd most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. This surname is primarily found 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 commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 62 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 20,601. In Liberia it is most common in: Nimba County, where 70 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 18 percent reside and Grand Gedeh County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common 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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