Nyewah Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Nyewah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 36 | 1:122,459 | 9,313 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Nyewah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyewah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyewah occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyewah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyewah are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 122,459. In Liberia Nyewah is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 58 percent are found, Grand Kru County, where 28 percent are found and Bomi County, where 3 percent are found. Barring Liberia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.
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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 Nyewah
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