Nyangen Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Nyangen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyangen (25) may also be a first name.
Nyangen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyangen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyangen occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyangen? popularity and diffusion
Nyangen is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Nyangen live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 25 people.
The last name Nyangen is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Benue, where 95 percent reside and Taraba, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Nyangen
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