Nyevu Surname

231,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyevu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyevu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,7411:26,5252,970
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyevu (1,955) may also be a first name.

Nyevu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyevu is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyevu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 231,565th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,176,244 people. The surname Nyevu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyevu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyevu is also the 171,407th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,955 people.

The surname Nyevu is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 1,741 people, or 1 in 26,525. In Kenya Nyevu is primarily found in: Kilifi County, where 72 percent are found, Mombasa County, where 14 percent are found and Kwale County, where 8 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Nyevu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (94%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyesvu9194/
Nohyevu831/
Nyewu8065/
Nyivu8052/
Ngevu8012/
Nievu806/
Njevu805/
Noevu802/
Neuvu801/
Nayvu801/
Nyebu801/
Neevu801/
Nayebu7389/
Neuveu7323/
Nyeswu7314/
Nayavu736/
Nyhewu735/
Nyebou732/
Noyavu732/
Nyebui731/
Nyempu731/
Neyewu731/
Gnevuš731/
Nyewui731/
Noevou731/
Niyavu731/
Neyvou731/
Ngievu731/
Niyovu731/
Nayuvu731/
Neivus730/
Neuveux6769/
Neuveut6714/
Nouevou6711/
Gnevush676/
Nyiewua674/
Gnevuch671/
Nayeebu671/

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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 Nyevu
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