Nyawera Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyawera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2381:194,03314,315
Zimbabwe1131:136,62217,842
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
United States111:32,950,812797,015
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Nyawera (15) may also be a first name.

Nyawera Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyawera occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawera? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 728,955th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 18,310,417 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyawera are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyawera is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 194,033. In Kenya Nyawera is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 34 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 26 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 21 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Nyawera Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyawira8625,704/
Nyawere865,993/
Nyabera863,413/
Nyowera86210/
Nyaweri863/
Nyavera863/
Niawera861/
Nyambera80223/
Nyaweere8022/
Nyemwera807/
Nyamweri806/
Nyamwere805/
Njyabera802/
Nyawarah802/
Nyahwere801/
Nyaweiri801/
Nyamwery801/
Nyawirah801/
Nyanwira801/
Nyaberah801/
Nyamwaira7589/
Nyachwere751/
Nyaberi715,013/
Nyabero71608/
Nyawiri71302/
Nyabira71281/
Nyabere71212/
Nyavira71186/
Nyawire71129/
Njowera71104/
Njawara7146/
Nhawira7114/
Nyawore7111/
Nyewere715/
Njavera714/
Njabera713/
Nyaworo713/
Nyabery711/
Nyawori711/
Nhavera711/
Nyavara711/
Nyauira711/
Nhowera711/
Nyambira67887/
Nyambere67841/
Nyamberi67251/
Nyembera6718/
Nyahwire6718/
Nyamvere6717/
Nyahwiri6716/
Nyambero6714/
Niamwira674/
Nyamwiri673/
Ngnaweri672/
Niaverau672/
Nyabhero671/
Nyaoueri671/
Nyombera671/
Nyawaire671/
Neaweary671/
Niawueri671/
Njabhera671/
Njamwira671/

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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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  • 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 Nyawera
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