Nyaenya Surname

412,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 844 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyaenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8381:55,1075,506
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyaenya (86) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyaenya Demographics

Nyaenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 9 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyaenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaenya is found most in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaenya? popularity and diffusion

Nyaenya is the 412,986th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,634,533 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaenya live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyaenya is also the 1,032,266th most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 86 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 838 people, or 1 in 55,107. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 52 percent reside, Kisii County, where 27 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Nyaenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyaenya last name is principally 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
Nyawenya9320/
Nyayenya931/
Nyahwenya8826/
Nyeanyea806/
Nyawenja801/
Nyajinya801/
Nyienaiya751/
Nyahwenha751/
Nyeania718/
Njienya711/
Nyajinha6726/
Nyajonyo678/
Nyawegno671/
Njainjai5396/
Nyayonjo531/
Njeaniah531/
Njienjia531/
Ngeangea531/
Najjounia5020/
Nyeanneoh501/
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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 Nyaenya
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