Nyiwani Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Nyiwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyiwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyiwani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiwani? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyiwani is the 4,427,875th most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiwani live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 857,680. In Zimbabwe Nyiwani is most prevalent in: Manicaland Province, where 94 percent live and Harare Province, where 6 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Uganda, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyiwana | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nyivani | 86 | 2 | / |
| Njiwani | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyiwange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niibani | 71 | 55 | / |
| Niewana | 71 | 13 | / |
| Njiwane | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyivane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyewane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyewana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyibane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niebani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niiwane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyebani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyivange | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nnyewane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyhivane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhojwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhehwani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niewahner | 63 | 29 | / |
| Njivainei | 63 | 4 | / |
| Njibane | 57 | 78 | / |
| Nyibone | 57 | 19 | / |
| Nyewene | 57 | 15 | / |
| Nyebane | 57 | 12 | / |
| Nyevane | 57 | 3 | / |
| Njivane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhivanj | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njivaine | 53 | 9 | / |
| Nyevange | 53 | 4 | / |
| Njewaner | 53 | 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 Nyiwani
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis