Nyawele Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Nyawele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Nyawele Last Name Facts

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

Nyawele is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,034,059th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyawele reside; 85 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyamwele9355/
Nyanwuele881/
Nyanwelie881/
Nyabele86198/
Nyawela86127/
Nyawole8611/
Nyaweli869/
Nyawile867/
Gnawele862/
Nyewele861/
Njawele861/
Nyambele801,592/
Nyauhele8064/
Nyamweli8026/
Nyawella802/
Nyamwile801/
Nyenwele801/
Nyambeleh753/
Nyawayleh752/
Nyowela71263/
Nyovele7195/
Nyabeli7181/
Njowele7176/
Nyawili7133/
Njaweli7127/
Nyawila719/
Nyabile713/
Njawale712/
Nyobele711/
Nyaveli711/
Nhavele711/
Nyavela711/
Niambele6716,436/
Nyambeli67317/
Nyembele67247/
Nyambile6782/
Gnonwele673/
Nyavelli673/
Nyanueli672/
Nyinwole671/
Nyinwale671/
Nyonbele671/
Nyombele671/
Niawalle671/
Nyaabeli671/
Nayowela671/
Nnjowele671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyawele
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