Nganyu Surname
Approximately 557 people bear this surname
Nganyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 459 | 1:45,249 | 5,951 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nganyu (71) may also be a first name.
Nganyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nganyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nganyu occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nganyu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 567,444th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nganyu are found; 97 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Nganyu is also the 1,152,838th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 71 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 45,249. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 64 percent live, Southwest Region, where 15 percent live and Centre Region, where 10 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
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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 Nganyu
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