Nyawere Surname
Approximately 5,993 people bear this surname
Nyawere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,977 | 1:6,532 | 1,147 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyawere (10) may also be a first name.
Nyawere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyawere Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyawere is found most frequently in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyawere click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyawere? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 81,123rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,216,010 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawere reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 68 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyawere is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,977 people, or 1 in 6,532. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Tororo District, where 68 percent are found, Mayuge District, where 7 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaweere | 93 | 22 | / |
| Nyamwere | 93 | 5 | / |
| Nyahwere | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyachwere | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyawera | 86 | 398 | / |
| Nyabere | 86 | 212 | / |
| Nyawire | 86 | 129 | / |
| Nyawore | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nyewere | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyaweri | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyambere | 80 | 841 | / |
| Nyahwire | 80 | 18 | / |
| Nyamvere | 80 | 17 | / |
| Nyamweri | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nyamwery | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyawaire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyaweiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyambeere | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamwirre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyawira | 71 | 25,704 | / |
| Nyaberi | 71 | 5,013 | / |
| Nyawiri | 71 | 302 | / |
| Nyowera | 71 | 210 | / |
| Nyabire | 71 | 6 | / |
| Niawera | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyawori | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niabere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyabery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnowere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamberi | 67 | 251 | / |
| Nyembere | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nyambire | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nyahwiri | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyamwiri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngnaweri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njambere | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyabaire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaoueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niawueri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaweary | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neaveare | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanwira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaabire | 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 Nyawere
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