Nyagechi Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyagechi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyagechi 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
Kenya2671:172,95813,142
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nyagechi (10) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyagechi Demographics

Nyagechi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 7 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyagechi Last Name Facts

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

Nyagechi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagechi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 966,131st most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyagechi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name in the world, held by 10 people.

The surname Nyagechi is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 267 people, or 1 in 172,958. In Kenya Nyagechi is mostly concentrated in: Nyamira County, where 82 percent are found, Kisii County, where 13 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nyagechi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily 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
Nyangechi94193/
Nyang'echi8983/
Nyagecha882/
Nyagichai821/
Nyagegi804/
Nyagezi801/
Nyajichi75139/
Niazechi756/
Nyachizi752/
Nyagicha751/
Nyachige751/
Nyachichi711/
Nyazige672/
Nyagige672/
Nyasezi671/
Nyaziche631/
Njogezi534/
Nyajeje531/
Nyazeze531/
Nyazizi531/
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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 Nyagechi
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