Nyangena Surname

141,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyangena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3,1151:14,8251,795
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyangena (835) may also be a first name.

Nyangena Last Name Facts

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

Nyangena occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyangena click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangena? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,236th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,309,108 people. Nyangena is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyangena live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 282,586th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 835 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 3,115 people, or 1 in 14,825. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 43 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 34 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.

Nyangena Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Nyangena surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Nyangena earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.02% less than the national average, earning $29,765 USD per year.

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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 Nyangena
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