Nyowa Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Nyowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 228 | 1:67,712 | 10,147 |
| Cameroon | 122 | 1:170,238 | 18,185 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Nyowa (158) may also be a first name.
Nyowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyowa is most common in Zimbabwe. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyowa.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 748,537th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. The surname Nyowa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyowa are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 158 people.
This surname is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 228 people, or 1 in 67,712. In Zimbabwe Nyowa is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent reside, Harare Province, where 17 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Nyowa
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