Ngengya Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngengya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Ngengya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Ngengya (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Ngengya Demographics

Ngengya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Ngengya Last Name Facts

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

Ngengya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngengya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,839,022nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The last name Ngengya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Ngengya are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya it is most common in: Makueni County, where 85 percent reside, Kitui County, where 5 percent reside and Machakos County, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Ngengya occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside.

Ngengya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngendya861/
Ngendja71123/
Ngendia715/
Ngendea714/
Nguendia6771/
Nguendja6758/
Ngndja621/
Ngendjo5716/
Ngndjah571/
Nguendahayo561/
Ngeendahayo561/
Ngendahaayo561/
Nguendjo5384/
Nghendjo538/
N'Gendio531/
Ngendeho531/
Nguindja531/
Nguendjio5033/
Nguendjou502/
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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 Ngengya
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