Nguyagwe Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguyagwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nguyagwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nguyagwe Demographics

Nguyagwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nguyagwe Last Name Facts

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

Nguyagwe is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguyagwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Nguyagwe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguyagwe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 55 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Migori County, where 36 percent reside, Bungoma County, where 9 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 9 percent reside.

Nguyagwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding 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
Nguyangwe941/
Nguyagwa883/
Nguyagwi881/
Gyagwe864/
Ngyakwe8033/
Guyague801/
Nguiague7511/
Nguiakwe751/
Ngeangwe751/
Guiague6714/
Gyankwe674/
Goyogwe671/
Gyakwa571/
Geagbe571/
Guiogue531/
Gjiagbe531/
Geagbea531/
Guyongue501/
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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 Nguyagwe
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