Nywane Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nywane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nywane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nywane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nywane is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nywane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nywane reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyowane9219/
Nyswaner8687/
Niwane83133/
Newane8354/
Nywana8331/
Nuwane835/
Nywani831/
Nyowani771,499/
Nyovane77659/
Nuwaine7772/
Niwanne7714/
Newanje778/
Niwaine777/
Ngiwane772/
Nyowany771/
Newayne771/
Nywanna771/
Nywangi771/
Nuybane771/
Nyouane771/
Newhane770/
Newgane770/
Noywanna718/
Nyhwangi712/
Najwanie711/
Niwagner711/
Niswaner711/
Nuiwaner710/
Newatney710/
Nivane67742/
Nebane6791/
Newana6750/
Newani6722/
Nevane6721/
Nibane6717/
Niwani678/
Nhwani676/
Nuwahaine673/
Njwani672/
Nuvane672/
Nuwaheine672/
Njwana672/
Nyvone672/
Njuane671/
Nyvana671/
Noywanich671/
Noywannna671/
Neiswaner670/
Niswagner670/
Nisswaner670/

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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 Nywane
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