Nalyanya Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nalyanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nalyanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8791:52,5375,287
Uganda6471:60,3396,985
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nalyanya (153) may also be a first name.

Nalyanya Last Name Facts

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

Nalyanya occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nalyanya.

How Common Is The Last Name Nalyanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nalyanya is the 255,521st most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,719,913 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nalyanya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 743,570th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 153 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 879 people, or 1 in 52,537. In Kenya it is most common in: Bungoma County, where 60 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 16 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Kenya this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nalyanya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nalyanya last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nalyanya earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.69% more than the national average, earning $113,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nalyannya941/
Nalyaanya941/
Nalanya933/
Nalianya885,179/
Nalyonya881/
Ngalanya881/
Nalanja802/
Ngolanya752/
Ngalanyo751/
Nailanea751/
Nallania751/
Naislania711/
Ngolania6310/
Ngolonya634/
Nohlonya633/
Neulania631/
Ngolanyo631/
Nalliahsinniah551/
Nalonja5380/

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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 Nalyanya
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