Nyawu Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe651:237,51126,018
Tanzania281:1,890,77247,703
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyawu (46) may also be a first name.

Nyawu Last Name Facts

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

Nyawu is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyawu? popularity and diffusion

Nyawu is the 1,691,963rd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyawu live; 72 percent live in Southern Africa and 72 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyawu is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 46 people.

The last name Nyawu is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 237,511. In Zimbabwe Nyawu is most common in: Midlands Province, where 31 percent are found, Harare Province, where 20 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe Nyawu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Nyawu Last Name Statistics demography

Nyawu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.79% less than the national average, earning R 204,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyawau919/
Nyawuh916/
Nyawou913/
Nyanwu913/
Nyawua912/
Nyaweu911/
Nyiawua831/
Nnyanwu831/
Nyabu802,238/
Nhawu801,403/
Nyavu80162/
Nyewu8065/
Njawu8036/
Nyowu8015/
Niawu807/
Nyianwua7728/
Naiyawut777/
Nyambu737,832/
Nyabuh73147/
Nyabeu73123/
Nyabhu73122/
Nyabou7333/
Njawou7317/
Nyabau7315/
Gnawui739/
Nyenwu737/
Nianwu735/
Nyanvu734/
Nyanbu732/
Nyabui731/
N'Iawu731/
Nyavou731/
Nyawoe731/
Nyaabu731/
Gnawou731/
Nyambuu67865/
Nyambeu67183/
Nyambui6798/
Nyambou6720/
Nyambau6715/
Nyambuh6713/
Nyanwoe6710/
Njanwou679/
Gnanwui674/
Naiyabu672/
Nyambuy671/
Njanwui671/
Njiawou671/
Naayabu671/
N'Yabou671/
Nyavouh671/
Nyahabu671/

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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 Nyawu
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