Nyuwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nyuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyuwe has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyuwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyuwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Nyuwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyuwe reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyuwe is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 50 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 25 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyouwe | 91 | 13 | / |
| Nyuweh | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nyuwep | 91 | 1 | / |
| N'Youwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyouweh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Njuwe | 80 | 298 | / |
| Nyowe | 80 | 83 | / |
| Nyuwa | 80 | 71 | / |
| Nyuwi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyube | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nieuwe | 73 | 63 | / |
| N'Yuwa | 73 | 48 | / |
| Neouwe | 73 | 26 | / |
| Njuweh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nayowe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Gnouwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyouwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyuybe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nyuwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Njouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyubei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niuwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nehuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neeuweh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gniouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyuybeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njouwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnouwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naiyuwa | 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
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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 Nyuwe
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