Nyaiga Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyaiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaiga is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyaiga is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaiga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Nyaiga is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya Nyaiga is mostly concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 33 percent are found, Migori County, where 33 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 33 percent are found. Beside Kenya Nyaiga occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent are found and Uganda, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyainga9218/
Nyahinga86289/
Nyayinga861/
Nyaigo834/
Nyaige832/
Nyaigi831/
Nyahega77298/
Nyaingo7795/
Nyaegha771/
Nyayoga771/
Nyahigi771/
Nyaingi771/
Nyahenga716/
Nyayiego711/
Nyauhenga67115/
Nyaege679/
Nyoige671/
Nyahego629/
Nyayogo624/
Nyaenge624/
Nyoingo621/
Nyahenge57643/
Nyaegher5739/
Gnaegi5090/

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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 Nyaiga
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