Nyaega Surname

202,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0411:22,6262,576
United States81:45,307,367917,113
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyaega (482) may also be a first name.

Nyaega Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaega is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaega? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 202,631st most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 3,546,251 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaega live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 387,276th most widely held first name on earth, held by 482 people.

It is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 2,041 people, or 1 in 22,626. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 41 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 32 percent reside and Nakuru County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Nyaega occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Nyaega Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyaega last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyaega earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Nyaega
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