Nanyunga Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nanyunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nanyunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nanyunga Last Name Facts

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

Nanyunga is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nanyunga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nanyunga is the 3,798,600th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname Nanyunga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyunga live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nanyunga is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda Nanyunga is most common in: Kampala District, where 29 percent are found, Rakai District, where 18 percent are found and Kyankwanzi District, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nannyunga942/
Nanyuga931/
Nanjunga8823/
Nanyungo884/
Nanyungi881/
Nanyunge881/
Nanayonga821/
Nanjuna8034/
Nanhuna801/
Nanjonga7511/
Nonjunga751/
Nanayongo712/
Nagnoungo711/
Nanjoga671/
Nanjongi634/
Nagnougo634/
Nonjungo631/
Ngonyoungou631/
Nagnougou591/
Nangnouno591/
Nanjogo531/
Nonjongo506/

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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 Nanyunga
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