Nanyuki Surname

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

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nanyuki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nanyuki Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263

Nanyuki Last Name Facts

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

Nanyuki is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nanyuki.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyuki? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nanyuki is the 4,908,606th most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyuki reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Nanyuki is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 36 percent live, Kisii County, where 36 percent live and Migori County, where 9 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganyuki931/
Nanjuki86159/
Nanyuka863/
Nanjukhi801/
Nanjukyi801/
Nanjuuki801/
Naunyuka801/
Nanjoki7112/
Nanjuka713/
Nanjuchi67312/
Nanjokyi672/
Nanjooki671/
Nanjukka671/
Nanjuuka671/
Nanjoka5715/
Nanjokhe531/
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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 Nanyuki
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