Nanginyi Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nanginyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanginyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Nanginyi (311) may also be a first name.

Nanginyi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nanginyi is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nanginyi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanginyi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Nanginyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanginyi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 56 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nanginyi is also the 498,315th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 311 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya Nanginyi is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 64 percent are found, Makueni County, where 29 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Kenya it occurs in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.

Nanginyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nanginyi 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 Nanginyi
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