Nyagweth Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyagweth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyagweth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya831:556,38426,876
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyagweth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyagweth has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nyagweth.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagweth? popularity and diffusion

Nyagweth is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagweth are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Nyagweth is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 556,384. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisumu County, where 99 percent are found and Bungoma County, where 1 percent are found. Barring Kenya Nyagweth occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Nyagweth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyangkwe752/
Nyakueth751/
Nyangvet751/
Nyongweh751/
Nyagbe711,347/
Nyagwa71177/
Nyakwe7127/
Njagwe712/
Nyagwi711/
Nyangwi67165/
Ngiagwe6755/
Nyakwey6721/
Nyaghve6718/
Nyagwai672/
Nyhakwe672/
Nyagwui672/
Nyaagwa671/
Nyakwei671/
Nyakkwe671/
Nyagoue671/
Njagwes671/
Njaguet671/
Niangwe671/
Nhagueh671/
Nyagbee671/

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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 Nyagweth
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