Nyawor Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Nyawor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyawor (20) may also be a first name.

Nyawor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyawor is found most in South Sudan. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Nyawor is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawor live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,853,769. Beside South Sudan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyawore9211/
Nyanwor928/
Nyaawor921/
Nyawour921/
Nyavor834,264/
Nyawar8320/
Nyabor839/
Nyambor777/
Nyanbor775/
Nyanvor773/
Nyanwar772/
Nyavour772/
Nyowuor771/
Nyabuor771/
Nyawarr771/
Nyanborh711/
Njiawhor711/
Gnavor67840/
Neavor6723/
Nyabar677/
Nyavar674/
Nyabur673/
Naiyanwar672/
Niabor671/
Niawar671/
Gnawar671/
Nyavourre671/
Neawar671/

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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 Nyawor
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