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
The last name Nyiva is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiva? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 233,811th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,227,115 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiva reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 358,282nd most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 552 people.
Nyiva is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 1,720 people, or 1 in 26,849. In Kenya Nyiva is most numerous in: Kitui County, where 54 percent reside, Machakos County, where 17 percent reside and Makueni County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.
Nyiva Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly 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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