Nyawaye Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyawaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1941:272,89521,498
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419

Nyawaye (69) may also be a first name.

Nyawaye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyawaye is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,125,333rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawaye reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 69 people.

Nyawaye is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania Nyawaye is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 99 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 8 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Nyawaye
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