Nyagonya Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Botswana

Nyagonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyagonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyagonya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyagonya occurs most in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagonya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagonya reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 2,205,463. In Zimbabwe Nyagonya is most common in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe Nyagonya occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 33 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaganya88258/
Nyogonya8819/
Nyagunya881/
Nyanganya82103/
Nyongonya825/
Nyangonyo821/
Nyong'onya78289/
Nyagenyo751/
Nyanganyayi7412/
Gnagougna7111/
Njongonya712/
Nyangunja711/
Nyang'unja6710/
Nyagunho636/
Njaganja631/

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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 Nyagonya
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