Nyungwa Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyungwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyungwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Zimbabwe1491:103,61214,508
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nyungwa (21) may also be a first name.

Nyungwa Last Name Facts

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

Nyungwa occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyungwa? popularity and diffusion

Nyungwa is the 688,723rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname Nyungwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyungwa reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 21 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 235 people, or 1 in 72,847. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 35 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Nyungwa Last Name Statistics demography

Nyungwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.71% less than the national average, earning R 176,544 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nhunghwa801/
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Njongwa7160/
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Njungwo713/
Nyunguo712/
Nyunkwe711/
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Nyounguo671/
Njeunkwa671/
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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 Nyungwa
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