Nyakangi Surname

412,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakangi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakangi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya8451:54,6515,465

Nyakangi (150) may also be a first name.

Nyakangi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakangi is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakangi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 412,606th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 8,624,315 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakangi reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 150 people.

The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 54,651. In Kenya Nyakangi is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 57 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 34 percent are found and Migori County, where 6 percent are found.

Nyakangi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyakangi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

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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 Nyakangi
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