Nganyi Surname
Approximately 2,215 people bear this surname
Nganyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,549 | 1:29,813 | 3,278 |
| DR Congo | 451 | 1:163,813 | 16,894 |
| Cameroon | 116 | 1:179,044 | 18,906 |
| Uganda | 91 | 1:429,003 | 26,108 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nganyi (354) may also be a first name.
Nganyi Demographics
Nganyi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nganyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nganyi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganyi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nganyi is the 190,510th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,290,088 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganyi reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 463,079th most common given name globally. It is borne by 354 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,549 people, or 1 in 29,813. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 36 percent are found, Vihiga County, where 22 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Cameroon, where 5 percent are found.
Nganyi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nganyi last name is predominantly 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 Nganyi
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