Nyeswah Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyeswah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyeswah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia8121:5,429655
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Nyeswah (26) may also be a first name.

Nyeswah Last Name Facts

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

Nyeswah is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyeswah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 420,074th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyeswah live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 26 people.

Nyeswah is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 5,429. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Maryland County, where 35 percent live, Montserrado County, where 27 percent live and Sinoe County, where 16 percent live. Aside from Liberia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Ghana, where 0 percent live.

Nyeswah Last Name Statistics demography

Nyeswah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $36,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyesweah938/
Neyeswah931/
Nyeswa9278/
Nyewah9242/
Nyesuah86126/
Nyeswoh863/
Nyesway861/
Nyeswea861/
Nyewa8379/
Nyessuah801/
Nyezwa7752/
Ngeswa7728/
Njewah7720/
Nyeway778/
Neiwah776/
Nuyswa774/
Nyevah771/
Nyiwah771/
Neewah771/
Nyiewa771/
Nyiswa771/
Nyehwa771/
Nyhewoh711/
Nayaswa711/
Neusuah711/
Ngesway711/
Nuyezwa711/
Njewa673,991/
Nyeba67270/
Nyiwa67239/
Nhewa6715/
Nyewo671/
Gnewa671/
Naehsuah671/

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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 Nyeswah
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