Nyangan Surname
Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname
Nyangan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1,567 | 1:24,913 | 3,538 |
| Malaysia | 54 | 1:546,189 | 26,882 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
Nyangan (129) may also be a first name.
Nyangan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyangan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyangan occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyangan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyangan is the 244,303rd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyangan reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 818,356th most common first name globally, borne by 129 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,567 people, or 1 in 24,913. In Uganda Nyangan is mostly found in: Nakapiripirit District, where 36 percent are found, Kaabong District, where 27 percent are found and Napak District, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Uganda this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 3 percent are found and Kenya, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Nyangan
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