Nyawe Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1971:105,42712,381
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Botswana41:546,73222,624
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nyawe (18) may also be a first name.

Nyawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyawe is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyawe is the 860,770th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Nyawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawe reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyawe is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 18 people.

The last name Nyawe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 105,427. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 53 percent are found, North Region, where 15 percent are found and Centre Region, where 15 percent are found. Barring Cameroon Nyawe exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Nyawe Last Name Statistics demography

Nyawe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.27% less than the national average, earning R 68,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyawed9110/
Nyanwe918/
Nyahwe913/
Nyawea912/
Nyaweu911/
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Nyawey911/
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Nyawoue833/
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Nyamhwe831/
Nyanwer831/
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Nyawa806,650/
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Nyewe80347/
Gnawe80275/
Nyave80126/
Njawe8094/
Nyawi8092/
Nyowe8083/
Niawe802/
Naiyawet774/
Nyanehwe773/
Nyamweys771/
Nyanwhea771/
Nyamwije771/
N'Yanwei771/
Nyambe7356,248/
Nyamve731,678/
Nyawai73921/
Nyahwa73848/
Gnanwe73614/
Nyaway73215/
Nyenwe73136/
Nyanve73105/
Nyaveh7397/
Nyanwa7359/
Nyanue7354/
Ngnawe7336/
Nyanbe7335/
Nyemwe7317/
Nyabeh7315/
Nyaver7313/
Nyonwe7312/
Nyaabe7311/
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Nayowe7310/
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Nyanwi732/
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Neaweh731/
Najowe731/
Ngiawe731/
N'Yawi731/
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Njeawe731/
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Nyimwe731/
Nyaves731/
Nyawii731/
Nyawoa731/
Gnawhe731/
Gnamwe731/
Nihawe731/
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Nehawe731/
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Nyanhehwe7143/
Nyanway67440/
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Nyahwai67106/
Nya'abe6755/
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Njiawue6718/
Nnyenwe6715/
Nyanbee6711/
Nyambey679/
Nyahuhe677/
Nyenweh676/
Najjawe676/
Nyaanwi675/
Nyamway675/
Noiyowe673/
Nyambeh673/
Naiyawa672/
Gnawoue672/
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Nyonweh671/
Nyawayj671/
Nyanveh671/
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Nyonwhe671/
Nyienwe671/
Nyanmve671/
Nyiawua671/
Nyanwii671/
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Njawoue671/
Njiamwe671/
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Nianwei671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyawe
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