Nyawila Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyawila Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawila Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyawila Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyawila is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawila? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawila live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyawila is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 6,597,129. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nairobi County, where 57 percent are found, Kitui County, where 14 percent are found and Nandi County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya Nyawila is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 11 percent are found.

Nyawila Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyawila surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyawela86127/
Nyabila8668/
Nyawili8633/
Nyawile867/
Nyowila861/
Njawila861/
Nyavila861/
Nyambila8080/
Nyaabila809/
Nyamwilo806/
Nyawella802/
Nyabilah801/
Nyamwile801/
Nyaswela801/
Nyawulia801/
Niamwilai7522/
Nyabela71879/
Nyowela71263/
Njawili71105/
Nyawele7185/
Nyavili7182/
Nyawuli7115/
Nyaweli719/
Nyawelo714/
Nyabilo713/
Nyabile713/
Nyabili713/
Njabila712/
Nyavela711/
Gnowila711/
Nyawulo711/
Nyowili711/
Nyambela67592/
Nyambili67212/
Nyambile6782/
Nyanvula6766/
Nyamwele6755/
Nyabiloy6734/
Nyabiloi6734/
Nyamweli6726/
Nhavilay678/
Nyimbila674/
Njambila673/
Nyawello672/
Niaswili671/
Nayowela671/
Nyonbila671/
Gnawilou671/

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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 Nyawila
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