Nyawili Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyawili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania221:2,406,43748,353
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyawili (10) may also be a first name.

Nyawili Last Name Facts

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

Nyawili is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawili? popularity and diffusion

Nyawili is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name Nyawili is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawili reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 2,406,437. In Tanzania Nyawili is mostly found in: Mbeya Region, where 41 percent live, Pwani Region, where 41 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 18 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njawili86105/
Nyavili8682/
Nyawuli8615/
Nyawila869/
Nyaweli869/
Nyawile867/
Nyabili863/
Nyowili861/
Nyambili80212/
Nyabiloi8034/
Nyamweli8026/
Niaswili801/
Nyamwile801/
Niamwilai7522/
Nyaboiloi7521/
Nyanwelie751/
Njabili711,495/
Nyawela71127/
Nyawele7185/
Nyabeli7181/
Njaweli7127/
Nyabile713/
Nyowila711/
Nyaveli711/
Njawila711/
Nyavila711/
Nyimbili679,105/
Nyambeli67317/
Nyambile6782/
Nyamwele6755/
Nyabiloy6734/
Nyavelli673/
Nyanueli672/
Nyawella672/
Nyaabeli671/

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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 Nyawili
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