Nalianya Surname

92,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nalianya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalianya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5,1711:8,9311,152
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Nalianya (765) may also be a first name.

Nalianya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nalianya is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nalianya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalianya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,282nd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,407,134 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nalianya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 296,849th most widespread forename throughout the world. It is borne by 765 people.

It is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 5,171 people, or 1 in 8,931. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 58 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 18 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.

Nalianya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalanya933/
Nalyanya881,544/
Ngalanya881/
Nalyannya821/
Nalyaanya821/
Nalanja802/
Ngolanya752/
Nalyonya751/
Nailanea751/
Ngalanyo751/
Nalliahsinniah641/
Ngolonya634/
Nohlonya633/
Ngolanyo631/
Nallania631/
Naislania591/
Ngolionyo591/
Nalonja5380/
Ngolania5010/
Neulania501/

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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 Nalianya
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