Nyuwa Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Nyuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyuwa (19) may also be a first name.
Nyuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyuwa is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,255,512th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name Nyuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nyuwa are found; 41 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 19 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Pallisa District, where 59 percent reside, Mbale District, where 34 percent reside and Budaka District, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| N'Yuwa | 91 | 48 | / |
| Nyuwah | 91 | 26 | / |
| Nyuwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nyouwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Naiyuwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyuba | 80 | 1,013 | / |
| Njuwa | 80 | 170 | / |
| Niuwa | 80 | 101 | / |
| Nyuva | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nyuwi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyuwe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nhuwa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Gnuwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njouwa | 73 | 52 | / |
| Nyouwe | 73 | 13 | / |
| Nyubai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nehuwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ngeuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyubha | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njeuwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gnouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyuweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyuwep | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyuswo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyuwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuwga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neyuva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neyuba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njuwwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhuuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyuvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Naayuba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Najjuwa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nehuhwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyouweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyusuah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Youwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njuiwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwat | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyuwa
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