Nyagan Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyagan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyagan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nyagan (47) may also be a first name.

Nyagan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyagan (Russian: Нягань) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyagan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Nyagan is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Nyagan reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyagan is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring given name worldwide It is held by 47 people.

The last name Nyagan is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria Nyagan is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 95 percent reside and Taraba, where 5 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 21 percent reside and Kenya, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyangan921,631/
Nyagand921/
Nyagank921/
Nyanggan8621/
Nyaggang866/
Naiyagan862/
Nyang'an861/
Nyagon8346/
Gnagan8310/
Niagan838/
Neagan831/
Naiyaghan807/
Nyangon773,078/
Niagane7768/
Nyagong7747/
Gnagane7739/
Gnagang7721/
Nyaggon7713/
Njagang7713/
Nyagoun7711/
Nyongan777/
Nyakgam773/
Njangan773/
Niangan773/
Nhaghan771/
Nyaghon771/
Nyagoon771/
Nijagan771/
Nyangoun7120/
Niaghane7115/
Nyanggon715/
Ngnagang713/
Nyagomne711/
Nnyangon711/
Njiagang711/
Niogan67318/
Gnagon6732/
Neogan6717/
Niagon6717/
Gnogan675/
Nehangaan671/
Nyogam671/
Nyaghasim671/
Njagon671/
Nyogon671/

Nyagan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyagan in the Russian language
Няганьnagan-

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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 Nyagan
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