Nywana Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Nywana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Nywana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nywana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nywana has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nywana? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nywana is the 3,543,123rd most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nywana are found; 87 percent are found in Southern Africa and 87 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 671,228. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Masvingo Province, where 65 percent reside, Matabeleland South Province, where 26 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Uganda, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nywanga | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nywanna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Noywanna | 86 | 8 | / |
| Newana | 83 | 50 | / |
| Nuwana | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nywane | 83 | 4 | / |
| Njwana | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nhwana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nywani | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyvana | 83 | 1 | / |
| Noywannna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyowani | 77 | 1,499 | / |
| Nuwanna | 77 | 503 | / |
| Njwanga | 77 | 167 | / |
| Najwana | 77 | 81 | / |
| Nyovana | 77 | 28 | / |
| Nyowane | 77 | 19 | / |
| Niewana | 77 | 13 | / |
| Niwanna | 77 | 4 | / |
| Newanga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Naiwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noiwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyowano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nywangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Newanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gniwana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyowany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwanai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nuwaina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noiwanna | 71 | 467 | / |
| Nyswaner | 71 | 87 | / |
| Naiwanga | 71 | 6 | / |
| Naiwanna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Noyvanna | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyhwangi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ngojwana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nuwahana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niwanaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niwahana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najwaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najjwana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyovanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Najwanas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nevana | 67 | 22,511 | / |
| Niwano | 67 | 3,976 | / |
| Niwane | 67 | 133 | / |
| Niwahanga | 67 | 79 | / |
| Newane | 67 | 54 | / |
| Newani | 67 | 22 | / |
| Nibana | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nebana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nivana | 67 | 10 | / |
| Niwani | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nhwani | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nuwane | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njwani | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njuana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nuwona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nuvana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njbana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Noywanich | 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 Nywana
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