Nyeswa Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyeswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyeswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia721:61,2305,350
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyeswa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyeswa is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyeswa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyeswa live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 61,230. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Kru County, where 44 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 39 percent are found and Maryland County, where 11 percent are found. Besides Liberia Nyeswa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyeswah92826/
Nyesway921/
Nyeswea921/
Nyesweah868/
Nyaswa83112/
Nyezwa8352/
Ngeswa8328/
Nyiswa831/
Nyaneswah801/
Nyesuah77126/
Nyesweh776/
Nyeswoh773/
Ngesway771/
Nyeiswi771/
Nyessuah711/
Ngesua6753/
Ngeswe6727/
Nyaswi6714/
Nyezwe671/
Nyesbe671/
Nyizwa671/
Nyisba671/
Nhiswa671/

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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 Nyeswa
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