Nyanganyi Surname

847,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyanganyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanganyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3071:150,42311,954
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nyanganyi (268) may also be a first name.

Nyanganyi Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanganyi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 847,909th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 22,562,062 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyanganyi live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 59 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyanganyi is also the 543,171st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 268 people.

Nyanganyi is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 150,423. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 55 percent reside, Migori County, where 21 percent reside and Kisii County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Nyanganyi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyanganyi 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 Nyanganyi
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