Nyang'wara Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyang'wara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyang'wara Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6861:67,3186,445
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Nyang'wara (115) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyang'wara Demographics

Nyang'wara Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 16 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyang'wara Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyang'wara Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nyang'wara is found most in Kenya. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyang'wara.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyang'wara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyang'wara is the 484,164th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,607,782 people. Nyang'wara occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyang'wara reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 56 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 115 people.

It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 686 people, or 1 in 67,318. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 36 percent live, Nyamira County, where 23 percent live and Nairobi County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Nyang'wara Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyangwara951,468/
Nyangwaira9059/
Nyangw'ara9011/
Nyang'wari905/
Nyan'gwara902/
Nyang'waro901/
Nyagwara89201/
Nyangwairai861/
Nyangwaro8459/
Nhangwara843/
Nyangware841/
Nyakwara782,871/
Nyakwari6788/
Nyakware671/
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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'wara
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