Nganai Surname
Approximately 136 people bear this surname
Nganai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 103 | 1:448,349 | 23,733 |
| Niger | 24 | 1:799,667 | 18,510 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
The alternate forms: Nganaï (1) are calculated separately.
Nganai (33) may also be a first name.
Nganai Demographics
Nganai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nganai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nganai occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Nganaï. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,527,735th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nganai reside; 76 percent reside in East Africa and 75 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nganai is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 33 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 448,349. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kericho County, where 57 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 40 percent live and Baringo County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Kenya Nganai occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 18 percent live and Cameroon, where 6 percent live.
Nganai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Nganai
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