Nyang'ara Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Nyang'ara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 279 | 1:165,519 | 12,800 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Nyang'ara (868) may also be a first name.
Nyang'ara Demographics
Nyang'ara Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyang'ara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyang'ara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyang'ara occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyang'ara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 937,786th most widely held last name globally, held by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. The last name Nyang'ara is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyang'ara live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyang'ara is also the 276,206th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 868 people.
The last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 165,519. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 73 percent live, Nyamira County, where 22 percent live and Nairobi County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent live.
Nyang'ara Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangara | 94 | 1,399 | / |
| Nyangarai | 89 | 45 | / |
| Nyang'ari | 89 | 34 | / |
| Nyang'aro | 89 | 4 | / |
| Njang'ara | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyangaraa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyangaira | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyagara | 88 | 408 | / |
| Nyangari | 82 | 414 | / |
| Nyangare | 82 | 206 | / |
| Nyangaro | 82 | 151 | / |
| Niangara | 82 | 56 | / |
| Nyagarga | 82 | 24 | / |
| Njangara | 82 | 7 | / |
| Nyangora | 82 | 3 | / |
| Gnangara | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyagaara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'oro | 78 | 339 | / |
| Nyangaire | 78 | 165 | / |
| Nyang'ori | 78 | 152 | / |
| Nyangairo | 78 | 27 | / |
| Nyangairi | 78 | 12 | / |
| Nianggara | 78 | 12 | / |
| Nyang'ore | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyangario | 78 | 2 | / |
| Niagara | 75 | 165 | / |
| Njagara | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nyahangare | 74 | 254 | / |
| Nyahangari | 74 | 20 | / |
| Nyangoro | 71 | 393 | / |
| Nyangori | 71 | 292 | / |
| Nyangore | 71 | 244 | / |
| Nyongora | 71 | 165 | / |
| Niaghara | 71 | 72 | / |
| Gnangare | 71 | 69 | / |
| Niangare | 71 | 60 | / |
| Niangora | 71 | 5 | / |
| Njangari | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gnangora | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nhangari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njangaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnangari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnangaro | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njagarah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangory | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangouri | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyangorio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niangoura | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyang'ara
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