Nyiwala Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Nyiwala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 64 | 1:827,213 | 43,161 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyiwala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiwala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyiwala is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiwala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyiwala is the 2,372,517th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname Nyiwala occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiwala reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 827,213. In Tanzania Nyiwala is most numerous in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 86 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 6 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 6 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyiwali | 86 | 1,115 | / |
| Nyiwale | 86 | 48 | / |
| Nyibala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyiwaly | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyiwalo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njiwala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niewola | 71 | 791 | / |
| Nyibale | 71 | 26 | / |
| Niiwale | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nyiwole | 71 | 10 | / |
| Niebala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Njibala | 71 | 3 | / |
| Niywali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niivala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyebala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyewali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nieballa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niiwalle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niewalois | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nievola | 57 | 211 | / |
| Njivela | 57 | 10 | / |
| Nyibole | 57 | 9 | / |
| Nyebale | 57 | 2 | / |
| Nyibolo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyevale | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyewolo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njibalo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nievalo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niebała | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nievela | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nievales | 53 | 146 | / |
| Njibaloh | 53 | 13 | / |
| Nyibollo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nihibali | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nieweiler | 50 | 5 | / |
| Naayebale | 50 | 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 Nyiwala
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