Nayega Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nayega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 5 | 1:3,670,420 | 19,318 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nayega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nayega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nayega occurs in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nayega.
How Common Is The Last Name Nayega? popularity and diffusion
Nayega is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nayega reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most widespread in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,670,420. In Burkina Faso Nayega is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 80 percent live and Centre-Ouest Region, where 20 percent live. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Nayega
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis