Nyenwa Surname
Approximately 231 people bear this surname
Nyenwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 116 | 1:133,088 | 17,509 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyenwa (21) may also be a first name.
Nyenwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyenwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyenwa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyenwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,073,555th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname Nyenwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyenwa are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 21 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 133,088. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Harare Province, where 47 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 45 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside. Beside Zimbabwe this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 45 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyenwai | 92 | 28 | / |
| Nyenway | 92 | 16 | / |
| Nyenwah | 92 | 8 | / |
| Nyienwa | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyewa | 91 | 79 | / |
| Nyenwe | 83 | 136 | / |
| Njenwa | 83 | 129 | / |
| Nyeway | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nyenba | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyinwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyenwo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nnyenwe | 77 | 15 | / |
| Nyenweh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyenbay | 77 | 6 | / |
| Ngnenwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nienwha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ngenwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyienwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyenbah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niynwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyawa | 73 | 6,650 | / |
| Nyewe | 73 | 347 | / |
| Nyewo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyesnweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyemba | 67 | 47,644 | / |
| Nyawai | 67 | 921 | / |
| Nyaway | 67 | 215 | / |
| Nhemwa | 67 | 139 | / |
| Njinwa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Njenwi | 67 | 72 | / |
| Nyenbo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Njenwe | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nyemwe | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nyenbe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyawua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyimwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyiawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngenwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyenue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhenua | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyenwa
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