Nyendwa Surname

32,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nyendwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyendwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia16,0521:987139
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
Zimbabwe901:171,53620,949
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
England161:3,482,379114,324
Tanzania151:3,529,44150,903
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyendwa (21) may also be a first name.

Nyendwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyendwa is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyendwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 32,336th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 442,501 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyendwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 16,052 people, or 1 in 987. In Zambia Nyendwa is most common in: Eastern Province, where 37 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 29 percent live and Central Province, where 18 percent live. Aside from Zambia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 2 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyenndwa931/
Nyendwoha881,137/
Nyendwaha881/
Nyindwa86387/
Nyendwe86163/
Ngendwa8638/
Nyendwooha8227/
Nyendwoh801/
Nyenduad801/
Nyadwa7756/
Nhendua712/
Nyindwi712/
Nyenduhoha711/
Nyatwa62524/
Nyentue5742/
Ngendui571/
Ngendue571/
Nyemntue531/
Njentwei531/

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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 Nyendwa
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