Nyangaga Surname

687,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyangaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4171:110,7439,462
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyangaga (113) may also be a first name.

Nyangaga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyangaga is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangaga? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 687,524th most numerous family name globally, borne by around 1 in 16,908,459 people. The last name Nyangaga is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyangaga live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 113 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 110,743. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 33 percent are found, Migori County, where 27 percent are found and Kisumu County, where 20 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Nyangaga occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Nyangaga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyangaga surname is primarily 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
  • 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 Nyangaga
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