Nyagwala Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyagwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nyagwala 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
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyagwala Demographics

Nyagwala Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyagwala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyagwala is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nyagwala click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagwala? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagwala reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Nyagwala is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 84 percent are found, Siaya County, where 12 percent are found and Busia County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 5 percent are found.

Nyagwala Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyagwala last name is chiefly 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
Nyangwala9414/
Nyagwalla943/
Nyang'wala893/
Nyakwala8820/
Nyaguala881/
Nyangwali8229/
Nyakwalia821/
Nyangwale821/
Nyakwela757/
Nyagbale751/
Nyongvala717/
Nyongvalla672/
Nyagbolo6342/
Njaguali6311/
Nyakuola634/
Njogwali631/
Nyongvola591/
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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 Nyagwala
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