Nyawaye Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Nyawaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 194 | 1:272,895 | 21,498 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
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 found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawaye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyawaye is the 1,125,333rd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. Nyawaye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawaye are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyawaye is also the 1,171,416th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 69 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 272,895. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 99 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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