Nanyia Surname
Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname
Nanyia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,329 | 1:29,375 | 4,027 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
Nanyia (79) may also be a first name.
Nanyia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nanyia is found most in Uganda. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nanyia is the 285,793rd most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,418,250 people. The surname Nanyia occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nanyia are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nanyia is also the 1,083,225th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 79 people.
The last name is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 1,329 people, or 1 in 29,375. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kaabong District, where 96 percent reside, Kotido District, where 4 percent reside and Nakapiripirit District, where 0 percent reside. Other than Uganda Nanyia is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Nanyia
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