Nyaisa Surname

621,618th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyaisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4731:111,92710,777
Kenya171:2,716,46537,471
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nyaisa (123) may also be a first name.

Nyaisa Last Name Facts

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

Nyaisa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyaisa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaisa? popularity and diffusion

Nyaisa is the 621,618th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 14,752,117 people. The last name Nyaisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaisa are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 123 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 111,927. In Tanzania Nyaisa is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 93 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 2 percent live. Aside from Tanzania Nyaisa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nyaisa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyaisa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaissa928/
Nyaisad921/
N'Yaissa861/
Nyaisi8331/
Nyaiso834/
Nyaiza831/
Niaissa77692/
Nyhaesa7726/
Neaisha7711/
Nyahiso771/
Nyaiseh771/
Nyayisi771/
Niaisha770/
Nyaizi672/
Nyaizo671/
Nyoisi671/
Nyaesi671/
Ñahuisa621/
Nyahese621/
Nyayose621/
Nyahezi621/
Niaesha620/
Nyayichi571/
Nyeheiso571/
Niaizi502/
Nyahecheid501/
Nyoize501/
Neaice500/

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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 Nyaisa
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