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 has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyuwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,255,512th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Nyuwa reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 38 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyuwa is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.
Nyuwa is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda Nyuwa is mostly concentrated in: Pallisa District, where 59 percent are found, Mbale District, where 34 percent are found and Budaka District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Uganda Nyuwa is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.
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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