Nanyu Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nanyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2301:200,78214,628
India231:33,350,669396,143
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Nanyu (392) may also be a first name.

Nanyu Last Name Facts

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

Nanyu (Hindi: नान्यू, Marathi: नन्यु, Russian: Наню) is found most frequently in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 862,604th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Nanyu reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nanyu is also the 436,979th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 392 people.

The surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 200,782. In Kenya Nanyu is most prevalent in: Narok County, where 52 percent are found, Nakuru County, where 37 percent are found and Kajiado County, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent are found and Malaysia, where 7 percent are found.

Nanyu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nanyu surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Naanyu912,728/
Nganyu91557/
Nanyou9166/
Nanyua911/
Nganyou83253/
Nganyuy8315/
Nganyuh8313/
Nanaiyu839/
Nanyuha838/
Nanyoju831/
Nanhu80557/
Nanju80231/
Naniu80129/
Nonyu803/
Nanău801/
Nagnu801/
Ngangeyu7727/
Ngainyou772/
Nagnou73434/
Nganju73302/
Nanhou73277/
Nonyou7375/
Nanjou7370/
Nanoiu7357/
Nangiu7348/
Nanius7319/
Naneju739/
Nagnus735/
Naniou735/
Nanjju733/
Nangeu733/
Nagnut733/
Ngonyu732/
Nainiu732/
Nnanju732/
Nanjiu732/
Naanhu731/
Nanhau731/
Nhanju731/
Nanjui731/
Naanju731/
Nganiu731/
Nanjuu731/
Nonnyu731/
Nanjud731/
Nanjut731/
Nanoju731/
Naneau731/
Nganjou67117/
Nanjoud6752/
Nangnou6743/
Nonnyou6737/
Nganjui6735/
Nangneu6732/
Gnagnou6719/
Ngonyou6713/
Nganjau678/
Ngangeu673/
Nganjuh672/
Naniush671/
Nanneju671/
Nanggiu671/
Nagnieu671/
Ngnagnu671/
Gnagnui671/
Noonyou671/

Nanyu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nanyu in the Hindi language
नान्यूnan'yu-
Nanyu in the Marathi language
नन्युnan'yu75
नंयुnanyu25
Nanyu in the Russian language
Нанюnanu-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nanyu
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