Nyogwa Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Nyogwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 124 | 1:426,948 | 29,878 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyogwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyogwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyogwa is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyogwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,612,213th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname Nyogwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyogwa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Nyogwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 124 people, or 1 in 426,948. In Tanzania Nyogwa is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 97 percent are found and Rukwa Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nygwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Ny'ongwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyongwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwa | 83 | 177 | / |
| Nyokwa | 83 | 34 | / |
| Nyogba | 83 | 24 | / |
| Njogwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyogua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwau | 77 | 85 | / |
| Nyogbea | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nyagwai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyaagwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyongwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njiogwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nigwa | 73 | 279 | / |
| Nygwo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Nygba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nhgwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Negwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nykwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwau | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyaangwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njoungwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyagba | 67 | 663 | / |
| Nyogbe | 67 | 279 | / |
| Ngigwa | 67 | 222 | / |
| Njagwa | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nyakwa | 67 | 87 | / |
| Njokwa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Naygua | 67 | 42 | / |
| Ngekwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nyokwe | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nyagwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Naigwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ngecwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyagua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nnegwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nyogbo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nhagwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niagwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nehgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njogwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neogwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noikwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nygbah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnogua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyacwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nigwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noigba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Negwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neugwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhogwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyokua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngiqwa | 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 Nyogwa
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