Ngunyu Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ngunyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ngunyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1431:322,93619,861
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Ngunyu (30) may also be a first name.

Ngunyu Last Name Facts

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

Ngunyu is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ngunyu? popularity and diffusion

Ngunyu is the 1,465,390th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ngunyu reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most common forename worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 322,936. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 67 percent reside, Kiambu County, where 6 percent reside and Machakos County, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya Ngunyu exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Ngunyu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngunyou923/
Gunyu91193/
Nunyu9147/
Wangunyu86405/
Ngunju831,127/
Gunyou8325/
Ngonyu832/
Nunyou831/
Nunhyu831/
Ngugnu831/
Nguniu831/
Nuneyu831/
Nunyuy831/
Gunyut831/
Nunyuie77560/
Ngonyua77130/
Nguunju774/
Ngoenyu772/
Ngounju771/
Neunyou771/
Gunju73897/
Nunju7360/
Gunhu7347/
Guniu738/
Gonyu734/
Nonyu733/
Gugnu732/
Nunhu732/
Ngougnou71135/
Ngounjou7133/
Ngunehou712/
Ngounhou711/
Nunjui67145/
Gunyhó67126/
Gunjhu6771/
Guneau6763/
Nunjuy6737/
Nunius6721/
Gounju6715/
Gunjau6712/
Gunius676/
Ghunju675/
Nhunhu674/
Gauniu672/
Gunoju672/
Guniju671/
Nunjut671/
Gunjju671/
Guunhu671/
Nonnyu671/
Ngoungnou671/
Gunjuh671/
Ggunju671/
Nunoju671/

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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 Ngunyu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis