Ngonyere Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngonyere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngonyere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3081:149,93511,921
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ngonyere Last Name Facts

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

Ngonyere is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngonyere? popularity and diffusion

Ngonyere is the 872,430th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngonyere live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 66 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Ngonyere is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 149,935. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 66 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 32 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent reside and Italy, where 0 percent reside.

Ngonyere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ngonyere last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ng'onyere94254/
Ngo'nyere941/
Gonyere932/
Ngunyere881/
Ngongere881/
Ngonyera881/
Nanyere80198/
Noniere802/
Nagnere801/
Gonyire801/
Gognere801/
Gonyera801/
Nnanyere75184/
Gongeire7531/
Naunyere7519/
Nganyire756/
Gnagnere753/
Gounyire752/
Naanyere751/
Nganyera751/
Ngonyira751/
Nhonyera751/
Nonare71307/
Ngongoure714/
Ngounoure711/
Nonire711/
Ngongerai711/
Gnanayere711/
Ngoungoure677,218/
Nanjere6793/
Ganyire6781/
Nganire6768/
Nangere6762/
Nganare6751/
Gangere6723/
Nonhare6721/
Nanhere6720/
Gonjeri6716/
Nanyeri679/
Gonjera675/
Nonaree673/
Gomjere672/
Nganyirehe672/
Nanyire672/
Gongeri671/
Nanyera671/
Nonjera671/
Noinare670/

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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 Ngonyere
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