Nyiva Surname
Approximately 1,724 people bear this surname
Nyiva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,720 | 1:26,849 | 3,004 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nyiva (552) may also be a first name.
Nyiva Demographics
Nyiva Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyiva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyiva is most common in Kenya. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyiva.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiva? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyiva is the 233,811th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,227,115 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiva live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyiva is also the 358,282nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 552 people.
Nyiva is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,720 people, or 1 in 26,849. In Kenya Nyiva is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 54 percent are found, Machakos County, where 17 percent are found and Makueni County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 0 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Nyiva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyiva surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyivaha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nieva | 80 | 59,541 | / |
| Njiva | 80 | 2,229 | / |
| Nyiba | 80 | 295 | / |
| Nyiwa | 80 | 239 | / |
| Niiva | 80 | 136 | / |
| Nhiva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niéva | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nağyieva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nievas | 73 | 21,855 | / |
| Njivai | 73 | 276 | / |
| Nyimpa | 73 | 68 | / |
| Nyhiba | 73 | 29 | / |
| Njivat | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nievaz | 73 | 10 | / |
| Nyihwa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Njivha | 73 | 8 | / |
| Nievat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nievea | 73 | 5 | / |
| Nyiwai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Niivas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyieba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nievaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyaiwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Niieva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyinpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyibah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyioba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyibga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyisba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyevah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neivah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnieva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hnieva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njivay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyiswa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyimpha | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nuiyeva | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngeyiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nahyiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiebaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuhieva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nieveas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyiva
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