Nyang Surname
Approximately 72,116 people bear this surname
Nyang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 53,899 | 1:212 | 41 |
| Gambia | 8,675 | 1:222 | 53 |
| Sudan | 3,920 | 1:9,569 | 1,352 |
| Nigeria | 1,321 | 1:134,097 | 8,672 |
| Kenya | 1,309 | 1:35,279 | 3,818 |
| Cambodia | 1,102 | 1:14,054 | 1,108 |
| Cameroon | 937 | 1:22,165 | 3,024 |
| Uganda | 532 | 1:73,382 | 8,062 |
| United States | 96 | 1:3,775,614 | 208,022 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Norway | 36 | 1:142,841 | 18,058 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Malaysia | 34 | 1:867,477 | 39,690 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nyang (14,066) may also be a first name.
Nyang Demographics
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Nyang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyang (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ, Russian: Ньянг) is most common in South Sudan. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyang? popularity and diffusion
Nyang is the 7,878th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 101,053 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyang live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 48,467th most widespread forename in the world, held by 14,066 people.
Nyang is most prevalent in South Sudan, where it is carried by 53,899 people, or 1 in 212. Excluding South Sudan this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 12 percent reside and Sudan, where 5 percent reside.
Nyang Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Nyang are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Nyang earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 24.4% less than the national average, earning 261,651 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.57% less than the national average, earning $35,568 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nyang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyang in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻚ | anyank | 66.67 |
| ﺍﻧﻴﺎﻧﻎ | anyangh | 33.33 |
| Nyang in the Russian language | ||
| Ньянг | nang | - |
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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 Nyang
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