Nyagh Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Nyagh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyagh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyagh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyagh occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyagh? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagh are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Nyagh is most frequent in: Benue, where 96 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent live and Nasarawa, where 1 percent live. Other than Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyag | 89 | 19 | / |
| Niagh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyakh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nyhag | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nyaxh | 80 | 5 | / |
| N'Yag | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyahx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyogh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyahg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neagh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyhaug | 73 | 202 | / |
| Nyakeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngeagh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nayyag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhyhag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyak | 67 | 19,205 | / |
| Neag | 67 | 5,621 | / |
| Nyagowa | 67 | 604 | / |
| Njag | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nyog | 67 | 19 | / |
| Gnag | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyagova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Niag | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyax | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhag | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyac | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noyeagk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaq | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyagh
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis