Nyangenya Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyangenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyangenya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3731:123,80710,307
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyangenya (70) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyangenya Demographics

Nyangenya Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 14 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyangenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyangenya is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 754,238th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangenya are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 81 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,162,016th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 70 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 373 people, or 1 in 123,807. In Kenya Nyangenya is primarily concentrated in: Kisii County, where 78 percent live, Nakuru County, where 13 percent live and Kericho County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Nyangenya Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyangenyo8996/
Nyanginya8914/
Nyangenia891/
Nyaninya821/
Nyagenyo821/
Nyanginja7813/
Nyaningea781/
Nyang'inja745/
Nyanyonyo671/
Gnagnigna671/
Nyoninyo5920/
Nyanyonjo564/
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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 Nyangenya
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