Etyang Surname

30,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Etyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Etyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya11,3491:4,069591
Uganda6,0061:6,5001,142
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Etyang (1,716) may also be a first name.

Etyang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Etyang is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etyang? popularity and diffusion

Etyang is the 30,736th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 419,572 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Etyang reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 185,342nd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,716 people.

Etyang is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 11,349 people, or 1 in 4,069. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Busia County, where 74 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 10 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 35 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Etyang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Etyangh921/
Ettyang921/
Eteiyang861/
Etiang832,584/
Ityang8326/
Etjang833/
Eteang831/
Gityang7785/
Yotyang777/
Etihang772/
Ethiang772/
Ettiang771/
Etian'g771/
Etayong771/
Etiong67312/
Itiang6742/
Itjang6718/
Ityong671/
Iteang671/

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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 Etyang
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