Nyawayi Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Nyawayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
Nyawayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyawayi is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawayi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawayi reside; 78 percent reside in Southern Africa and 78 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 50 percent reside, Harare Province, where 44 percent reside and Bulawayo Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Nyawayi exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyahwayi | 93 | 24 | / |
| Nyawai | 92 | 921 | / |
| Nyaway | 92 | 215 | / |
| Nyahwayih | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyawaye | 86 | 215 | / |
| Nyahwai | 86 | 106 | / |
| Nyawaya | 86 | 43 | / |
| Nyawuyi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyowayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyawayj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyaywai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyabayi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyawaji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyawayo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyawaii | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyawgai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyajwaya | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nyahwaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhaway | 77 | 55 | / |
| Nyabai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Nyawau | 77 | 9 | / |
| Nyawae | 77 | 5 | / |
| Njawai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyawoi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gnaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyawua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyawea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyawoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuyeawaji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyabayo | 71 | 1,038 | / |
| Nyawaje | 71 | 324 | / |
| Njawaya | 71 | 168 | / |
| Nyawoyo | 71 | 62 | / |
| Nyabaya | 71 | 61 | / |
| Nyavaya | 71 | 19 | / |
| Nyawuye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nyabaye | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyawiji | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nehaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neahway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyiawua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njawaid | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaaboy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njabayi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neawway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyahwiye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyajuaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyawouyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyavhaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyabahya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaabaji | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyawayi
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