Nyoni Surname

4,569th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyoni Surname Definition:

Nyoni is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bird.

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Nyoni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe58,9921:26211
Tanzania36,3051:1,458190
Malawi9,9861:1,714186
Zambia9,8851:1,603232
South Africa5,4321:9,9741,237
Swaziland1,3391:970132
Botswana4691:4,663715
England4281:130,18212,904
Australia761:355,20729,862
Uganda531:736,59036,183
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
United States451:8,054,643356,745
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Iceland211:18,1001,499
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Wales41:773,63329,106
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Nyoni (1,695) may also be a first name.

Nyoni Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nyoni is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: bird.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nyoni is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: bird.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

The Nyoni surname means 'bird' in Ndebele, Zulu and Xhosa languages.

- pnyonichemist

Nyoni is a Ndebele word for 'bird'.

- kndlovu

Nyoni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyoni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nyoni (Arabic: نيوني, Marathi: न्योनी) is found most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyoni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyoni is the 4,569th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 59,136 people. Nyoni is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyoni reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyoni is also the 186,744th most numerous first name globally, held by 1,695 people.

Nyoni is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 58,992 people, or 1 in 262. In Zimbabwe Nyoni is most common in: Bulawayo Province, where 29 percent live, Matabeleland North Province, where 24 percent live and Midlands Province, where 21 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.

Nyoni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nyoni surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Nyoni earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 21.77% less than the national average, earning R 185,904 per year and in United States they earn 30.23% less than the national average, earning $30,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyoni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyoni in the Marathi language
न्योनीn'yoni-
Nyoni in the Arabic language
نيونيnywny-

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