Nanyinga Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nanyinga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyinga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Nanyinga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nanyinga occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyinga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyinga live; 66 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nanyinga is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 563,209. In Tanzania Nanyinga is most frequent in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Nanyinga is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.

Nanyinga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nanyinga surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nannyinga941/
Nanyiga932/
Nanyina931/
Nanyingi88203/
Nanjinga88165/
Nanyenga88112/
Nonyinga8855/
Nanyingo8836/
Nahnyina8814/
Nanyingy881/
Nanhinga881/
Nganyina881/
Nannyingi828/
Nannyingo823/
Nnanyingi822/
Nanyyonga821/
Nanyigo802/
Nanyena801/
Naniyga801/
Nanyengo75193/
Nangenga7594/
Nganyega755/
Nanyenge754/
Nonjinga753/
Nangiina751/
Nanjingo751/
Nanyengye712/
Nannjenga711/
Nangena67160/
Noniega6711/
Nanjega676/
Naniego674/
Namjina671/
Nanjigo671/
Nanyego671/

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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
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  • 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 Nanyinga
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