Nyingwa Surname

336,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0561:51,3056,505
Uganda331:1,183,00847,935
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Nyingwa (10) may also be a first name.

Nyingwa Last Name Facts

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

Nyingwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nyingwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyingwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 336,335th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 6,649,221 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyingwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

Nyingwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,056 people, or 1 in 51,305. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 69 percent are found, Western Cape, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 9 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Rwanda, where 0 percent are found.

Nyingwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nyingwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.64% less than the national average, earning R 119,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyengwa861,084/
Nyingba86164/
Njingwa8642/
Nhingwa867/
Nyingwe863/
Nyingua861/
Njingkwa8014/
Nyingwih801/
Nyingwei801/
Njingwah801/
Nyagwa77177/
Nyegwa7721/
Nyinkwaya752/
Nahyingwe751/
Nyiengwie751/
Nyingwech751/
Njengwa7174/
Nyengwe7154/
Nyingbo7134/
Nyengwi7122/
Njingwe7122/
Nhengwa718/
Nyemgwa715/
Njingwo712/
Njinkwa712/
Nyingue711/
Nyenkwa711/
Nyinkwo711/
Nyinkwe711/
Nyingui711/
Nyengba711/
Njingwi711/
Nyencwa711/
Nienkwap6735/
Njionkwa6710/
Ngengwah678/
Nyengbah673/
Nyingkui671/
Njeng'wa671/
Nyiengue671/
Nyinghuo671/
Njienkwa671/
Njiengwi671/
Ngiengwi671/

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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 Nyingwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis