Nyowela Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyowela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyowela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nyowela (16) may also be a first name.

Nyowela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyowela occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyowela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 980,795th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyowela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyowela is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally It is held by 16 people.

The surname Nyowela is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Besides Malawi Nyowela exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayowela931/
Njowela861,362/
Nyawela86127/
Nyowala8634/
Nyovela8631/
Nyowila861/
Nyobela861/
Nyawella802/
Nyaswela801/
Nyohbela801/
Nyabela71879/
Njobela71230/
Nyovele7195/
Nyawele7185/
Njowele7176/
Nyawala7142/
Nyawila719/
Nyaweli719/
Nhovela714/
Nyawelo714/
Njowelo713/
Njowola712/
Nyuwele711/
Niobela711/
Nyubela711/
Nyowili711/
Gnowila711/
Nyobele711/
Nyavela711/
Nyawello672/
Gnovella671/
Nnjowele671/
Nyawalla671/

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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
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  • 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 Nyowela
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