Nyag Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nyag Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyag (Hindi: न्याग, Russian: Няг) is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyag click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyag? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyag is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyag live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,848,325. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kirinyaga County, where 75 percent live, Embu County, where 8 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 8 percent live. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyagh89203/
Nyhag895/
N'Yag893/
Nyahg891/
Nyhaug80202/
Nhyhag801/
Nayyag801/
Nyak7519,205/
Neag755,621/
Njag7549/
Nyog7519/
Gnag7514/
Niag7513/
Nyax754/
Nhag753/
Nyac752/
Nyaq751/
Nyagowa73604/
Nyagova7313/
Noyeagk731/
Nyack67457/
Nyoak6740/
Neyog6722/
Nyakk6713/
Nehag6710/
Niagh679/
Nyakh678/
Nijag676/
Ånhag676/
Gnaag676/
Nyaxh675/
Nihag675/
Nyakz672/
Nyogh671/
Neagh671/
Nyaak671/
Nhyak671/
Gnagg671/
Noyog671/
Nyohg671/
Njahg671/
Nyazx671/
Nyahx671/
Nnyog671/

Nyag Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyag in the Hindi language
न्यागn'yaga-
Nyag in the Russian language
Нягnag-

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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 Nyag
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