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
Nyowa is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 748,537th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,977,984 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyowa reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyowa is also the 730,165th most commonly held given name internationally, held by 158 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 67,712. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 50 percent are found, Harare Province, where 17 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.
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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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