Nyoso Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1291:410,40028,884
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260

Nyoso (32) may also be a first name.

Nyoso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyoso occurs most in Tanzania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyoso? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,272,314th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyoso live; 72 percent live in East Africa and 72 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyoso is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name world-wide, held by 32 people.

The surname Nyoso is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 410,400. In Tanzania it is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 99 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyooso9171/
Nyosoo911/
Neyoso911/
Nyso891/
Nyodsoh831/
Nyaso80119/
Nioso80104/
Noiso8025/
Njoso8017/
Nyozo807/
Nyosa803/
Nytso801/
Nuyso801/
Noisot73512/
Nyasso7345/
Nuysoh7334/
Nytsoi7323/
Nyasoh7320/
Gnosso7319/
Nyossa7312/
Niosso734/
Gnotso733/
Nyosha732/
Noisio732/
Noysop731/
Nytsos731/
Nyotsa731/
Gnosio731/
Nyosia731/
Njosso731/
Neyzoo731/
Nojoso731/
Njosop731/
Neosoh731/
Niso673,525/
Neso67444/
Nyzo6731/
Nysa6727/
Gnossoi6714/
Nyassou6714/
Njoshoi6710/
Neyeaso673/
Nayossa673/
Naiyaso672/
Nyachoo672/
Nyotcho672/
Ngnotso672/
Njousou671/
Njoshoa671/
Nyashoo671/
Gnousso671/
Njossou671/
Nyassoa671/
Nyassoh671/
Nayssou671/
Nyassoi671/
Gnossou671/
Nayiaso671/
Njotsop671/
Njotsoh671/
Njoshuo671/
Nehosso671/

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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 Nyoso
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