Nyaze Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyaze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1121:185,43819,429
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyaze (23) may also be a first name.

Nyaze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaze is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyaze click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,321,499th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. The last name Nyaze is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaze are found; 66 percent are found in Central Africa and 64 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nyaze is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 185,438. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 47 percent are found, South Region, where 47 percent are found and East Region, where 4 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyoaze911/
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Nyazi801,431/
Nyase80835/
Neaze80764/
Gnaze80421/
Niaze8084/
Nyage8081/
Nyaza8036/
Njaze8014/
Nyoze801/
Nhaze801/
Nyadzi732,220/
Nyasse73206/
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Nyasei7333/
Nyhage7332/
Niazie7332/
Noyoze7327/
Nyaazi7317/
Niazee7315/
Nnyase7313/
Nyageh7310/
Neazee739/
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Nyazay735/
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Nyagep734/
Niazey734/
Neazeh733/
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Nnyaza732/
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Neazey731/
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Nnyazi731/
Nyozie731/
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Nyaget731/
Nyaseu731/
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Njiaze731/
Niazet731/
Gnazie731/
Nyacie731/
Nyarza731/
N'Yage731/
Njeazeh6767/
Nyasseu6742/
Nyazaya6716/
Gnauzer6715/
N'Yasse6714/
Nyahage675/
Nyageyi674/
Nayyazi674/
Nyaashe674/
Nyhauge672/
Naiyazi672/
Nyazaay671/
Nyagesh671/
Niyaziy671/
Nyahsee671/
Njeazea671/
Nyaaise671/
Nioeaze671/
Njiazet671/
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Nyasseh671/
Nyassep671/
Nyassie671/
Nyadjea671/
Nyhashe671/

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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 Nyaze
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