Nyawaya Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyawaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania211:2,521,02948,569
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyawaya (16) may also be a first name.

Nyawaya Last Name Facts

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

Nyawaya is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyawaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawaya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Nyawaya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawaya reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 16 people.

Nyawaya is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania Nyawaya is mostly found in: Arusha Region, where 43 percent reside, Mara Region, where 19 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 19 percent reside. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Nyawaya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Gnaway772/
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Nyawuyi714/
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Nyawgai711/
Nyawaii711/
Nyawaji711/
Nyabayi711/
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Nyambuya675,112/
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Nyambaye6744/
Nyianwua6728/
Nyahwiye6710/
Nyowiyah677/
Nyabeeya676/
Nyamweha673/
Nyambaja673/
Nyamwaji673/
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Nyamweys671/
Nyaabaji671/
Nyanwhea671/
Neanwaye671/
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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 Nyawaya
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