Nyang'ara Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyang'ara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyang'ara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2791:165,51912,800
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Nyang'ara (868) may also be a first name.

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.

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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'ara
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