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
The surname Nyiwana is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiwana? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,307,654th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiwana reside; 57 percent reside in Central Africa and 57 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
Nyiwana is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Nyiwana is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 38 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
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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