Nyagwoka Surname

383,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyagwoka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyagwoka 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
Kenya9251:49,9245,088
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nyagwoka (201) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyagwoka Demographics

Nyagwoka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 19 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyagwoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyagwoka is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagwoka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 383,720th most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 7,861,430 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagwoka reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyagwoka is also the 639,077th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 201 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 925 people, or 1 in 49,924. In Kenya Nyagwoka is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 61 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 21 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Kenya Nyagwoka exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nyagwoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyagwoka surname 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
Nyangwoka945/
Nyagwaka885/
Nyagwoko881/
Nyang'waka781/
Nyakwaka751,248/
Nyagbaka751/
Nyangbaka7196/
Nyangwachi674/
Nyagbako632/
Nyagbaki631/
Nyangbako5962/
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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 Nyagwoka
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