Nangekhe Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nangekhe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nangekhe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8431:54,7805,476
Uganda3461:112,83010,952

Nangekhe (791) may also be a first name.

Nangekhe Last Name Facts

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

Nangekhe occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nangekhe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 315,551st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 6,129,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nangekhe live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nangekhe is also the 291,309th most common first name globally, borne by 791 people.

The surname Nangekhe is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 843 people, or 1 in 54,780. In Kenya Nangekhe is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 53 percent reside, Trans Nzoia County, where 26 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 17 percent reside. Besides Kenya it exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 29 percent reside.

Nangekhe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nangekhe surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Nangekhe
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