Nyaza Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Nyaza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyaza (22) may also be a first name.
Nyaza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyaza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyaza (Russian: Няза) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaza? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nyaza live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 22 people.
The surname Nyaza is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Nyaza is most frequent in: Taraba, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nyaza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyaza in the Russian language | ||
| Няза | naza | - |
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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 Nyaza
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