Nguyai Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nguyai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguyai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5951:77,6137,224
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nguyai Last Name Facts

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

Nguyai is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguyai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 523,789th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,754,106 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Nguyai live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 595 people, or 1 in 77,613. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kiambu County, where 42 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 20 percent are found and Muranga County, where 14 percent are found. Other than Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Nguyai Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nguyai surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nguya915,348/
Nguyi9161/
Nguyea8315/
Nguyad836/
Nguyoi834/
Nguiyi834/
Nguyae834/
Ngeuya833/
Nguyah832/
Ngyaji831/
Ngyi805/
Ngetuya77237/
Ngueuya7716/
Ngeuyap772/
Nguieya771/
Nguiayi771/
Ngueyie771/
Nguioya771/
Nguye73224,569/
Nguie7313,485/
Nguia731,927/
Ngyah73282/
Nguié733/
Nguiè732/
Ncgya731/
Ngyas731/
Ngyea731/
Nhgya731/
Nghya731/
Ngueyiep7110/
Nguetiya712/
Ngueouya712/
Nguyetha711/
Nguisaya711/
Nguisiya711/
Nguitiya711/
Nguesaya711/
Ngueyieh711/
Nguieyap711/
Nguetayi711/
Nguyet676,617/
N'Guia671,032/
Ngueha67301/
Nguyeh67240/
Ngoiya67231/
Nguyeu67221/
Nguiet67182/
Ngoyie67161/
Nguyer6749/
Nguiji6748/
Ngajji6744/
Nguyes6725/
Ngajie6724/
Ngoyia6723/
Nguiah6721/
Ngaiya6720/
N'Guie6719/
Nguiha6711/
Nguyee6711/
Nguesseyi678/
Ngujja678/
Ngyoyi674/
Nguehi674/
Ngyeya673/
Nguyed673/
Ngeyua672/
Ngaaya672/
Nguihe672/
Nguihi672/
Nguiat672/
Ngayia672/
Ngaiie671/
Ngaaie671/
Ngiyio671/
Nguehouya671/
Ngauytaja671/
Ngayya671/
Ngeuye671/
Nhguia671/
Ngeyie671/
Ngyaya671/
Ngaija671/
Ngayie671/
Ngjoya671/
Ngiiya671/
Ngeyuy671/
Ngeyha671/
Ngeuji671/
Nguias671/
Nguiap671/
Nguyep671/

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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 Nguyai
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