Nyiwana Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Nyiwana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyiwana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiwana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyiwana is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiwana? popularity and diffusion
Nyiwana is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiwana reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyivana | 86 | 191 | / |
| Nyibana | 86 | 28 | / |
| Nyiwani | 86 | 20 | / |
| Niewana | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nyewana | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyiwange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njibana | 71 | 247 | / |
| Njiwane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyevana | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyivane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyivani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyibane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngeyivanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njiwani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niiwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyewane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyivange | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyhivane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnyewane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niewahner | 63 | 29 | / |
| Njibane | 57 | 78 | / |
| Niibani | 57 | 55 | / |
| Nyibone | 57 | 19 | / |
| Nyebane | 57 | 12 | / |
| Nyevane | 57 | 3 | / |
| Nyebani | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhivanj | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njivane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngevana | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nievano | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niebani | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niewojno | 53 | 36 | / |
| Njivaine | 53 | 9 | / |
| Nyevange | 53 | 4 | / |
| Njewaner | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nhojwani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nhehwani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Niewohner | 50 | 219 | / |
| Njivainei | 50 | 4 | / |
| Niewhoner | 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 Nyiwana
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