Nyawenya Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Nyawenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyawenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyawenya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawenya? popularity and diffusion
Nyawenya is the 4,427,875th most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawenya reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 63 percent are found, Matabeleland North Province, where 32 percent are found and Harare Province, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe Nyawenya is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyahwenya | 94 | 26 | / |
| Nyaenya | 93 | 844 | / |
| Nyawinya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyawenja | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyayenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyawanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyahwenha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyeanyea | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nyawinyo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyabinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyawegno | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyajinya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyienaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyeania | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyabnyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njienya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyajinha | 63 | 26 | / |
| Nyajonyo | 63 | 8 | / |
| Nyabinyo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyavanyo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njainjai | 50 | 96 | / |
| Nyayonjo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njeaniah | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njienjia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ngeangea | 50 | 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 Nyawenya
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