Naiganya Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Naiganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
Naiganya (137) may also be a first name.
Naiganya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Naiganya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Naiganya is found most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Naiganya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,955,159th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Naiganya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 137 people.
Naiganya is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 615,600. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Manyara Region, where 99 percent live and Arusha Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niganya | 93 | 937 | / |
| Naganya | 93 | 16 | / |
| Nanganya | 88 | 24 | / |
| Nagganya | 88 | 19 | / |
| Ngaganya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nagaanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nanghanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Naggannya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Naggaanya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nigania | 80 | 122 | / |
| Naganja | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nagania | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nagonya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nagagna | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naganyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nangonya | 75 | 260 | / |
| Nagganja | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nanganja | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nagamgna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naggonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naganagia | 71 | 66 | / |
| Nangoonya | 71 | 52 | / |
| Nangonyah | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nanghonya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnaghanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nangonyay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Negonya | 67 | 70 | / |
| Naganio | 67 | 10 | / |
| Naganjo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nagonyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naganeo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyogonya | 63 | 19 | / |
| Neganiah | 63 | 5 | / |
| Niganjoh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nanganjo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nagaño | 57 | 1,168 | / |
| Nagoña | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nagonja | 53 | 9 | / |
| Nagañio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nagamjo | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nangonjo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nagoonja | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nangonia | 50 | 1 | / |
| Naggonja | 50 | 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 Naiganya
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