Nyambogo Surname

770,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 369 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyambogo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyambogo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2171:212,81115,182
Uganda1111:351,70523,045
Tanzania411:1,291,25946,697

Nyambogo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyambogo is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyambogo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 770,644th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 19,749,447 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyambogo live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 76 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nyambogo is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 217 people, or 1 in 212,811. In Kenya Nyambogo is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 56 percent live, Kisumu County, where 38 percent live and Kirinyaga County, where 2 percent live. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 30 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Nyambogo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyambogo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyambongo94209/
Nyamboga882,497/
Gnambogo887/
Nyamvogo882/
Nyambugo882/
Njambogo881/
Nyambago881/
Nyambango82196/
Nyambungo8215/
Nyamuhogo824/
Nyamvongo823/
Nyombongo821/
Nyambonga821/
Nyambangou781/
Nyambuga751,319/
Nyambaga7574/
Nyamwoga753/
Nyambanga71104/
Nyambunga7177/
Nyamuhango6730/
Nyamwaga63454/
Nyamhwaga59120/
Gnanwougo595/
Niambanga591/
Gnanbagou591/
Nyamuhaga591/
Nyamvanga591/
Nyamuhanga56826/
Nyawaga5318/
Nyanvuga502/

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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 Nyambogo
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