Nyuwani Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Nyuwani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 193 | 1:79,991 | 11,722 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyuwani (33) may also be a first name.
Nyuwani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyuwani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyuwani is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyuwani.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyuwani? popularity and diffusion
Nyuwani is the 1,104,724th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyuwani reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 33 people.
It is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 193 people, or 1 in 79,991. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Masvingo Province, where 44 percent are found, Harare Province, where 26 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 8 percent are found and Malawi, where 4 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 Nyuwani
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