Nyuwen Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyuwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyuwen Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyuwen (18) may also be a first name.

Nyuwen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyuwen occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyuwen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most common last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Nyuwen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Nyuwen reside; 81 percent reside in Central Africa and 81 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 47 percent live, Centre Region, where 28 percent live and Southwest Region, where 24 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyuweng927/
Nyuben836/
Nyuwin833/
Nyowen832/
Niuwen831/
Nyuyben772/
Nieuwen771/
Nyuyshweng7538/
Njuwn732/
Nayjuben714/
Noyubeen711/
Nyubin6730/
Njuben6713/
Nyubyn6710/
Njowen671/
Njuwem671/
Neowen671/
Niuuen671/
Nijuben623/
Nyuybin623/
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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 Nyuwen
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