Nyovu Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nyovu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyovu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyovu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Nyovu is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Nyovu are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 2,851,458. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 95 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Nyovu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found and Norway, where 5 percent are found.

Nyovu Last Name Statistics demography

Nyovu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.07% less than the national average, earning R 90,144 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njovu8051,430/
Nyavu80162/
Nyowu8015/
Niovu802/
Nyobu802/
Nayvu801/
Nyompu7341/
Nyabou7333/
Neybou7320/
Njovhu738/
Naybou734/
Nyawou733/
Nj'ovu731/
Nyavou731/
Neyvou731/
Nevu6760/
Nybu6733/
Hnyvush6715/
Noyuhou679/
Nivu679/
Nyampou672/
Nyavouh671/
Nyabeou671/
Nyobuha671/
Nagiovu671/
N'Yabou671/

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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 Nyovu
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