Nyangei Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyangei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyangei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyangei is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nyangei click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,593,402nd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangei live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,235,980. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 80 percent are found and Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 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
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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 Nyangei
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