Nguyu Surname

169,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nguyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nguyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,9541:27,0943,271
Kenya3691:125,14910,392
DR Congo2261:326,90129,253
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nguyu (128) may also be a first name.

Nguyu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nguyu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nguyu.

How Common Is The Last Name Nguyu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nguyu is the 169,111th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,854,503 people. The last name Nguyu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nguyu live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 128 people.

The last name Nguyu is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,954 people, or 1 in 27,094. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 31 percent reside, Lindi Region, where 24 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Ngguyu9170/
Ng'uyu911/
Ngueyou8333/
Ngouyuh8311/
Nguju80292/
Ngyue80218/
Ngoyu8049/
Ngeyu802/
Ngueou73134/
Nguhiu7311/
Ngouju735/
Ngguju733/
Ngeyua732/
Ngoyuh732/
Ngeyuy731/
Nghoyu731/
Nggoyu731/
Ngeu67169/
Nguehou6791/
Ngoujou6752/
Ngueheu6711/
Ngingyu672/
Nguijou671/
Nguejou671/
Ngoujui671/

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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 Nguyu
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