Nyangu Surname

28,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Nyangu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia14,4691:1,095150
Malawi2,0911:8,1871,245
Tanzania9261:57,1726,208
DR Congo8481:87,1229,954
Zimbabwe5381:28,6964,411
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
Kenya191:2,430,52136,895
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England31:18,572,686338,250
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Nyangu (1,926) may also be a first name.

Nyangu Last Name Facts

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

Nyangu is held by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 28,297th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 383,737 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangu reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,960th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 1,926 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is held by 14,469 people, or 1 in 1,095. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 68 percent live, Eastern Province, where 19 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent live. Not including Zambia Nyangu is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent live and Tanzania, where 5 percent live.

Nyangu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyangu last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyangau9211,965/
Nyangou9234/
Nyanggu9210/
Nyangut928/
Nyangud924/
Nyangup924/
Nyang'u922/
Nyanguu922/
N'Yangu921/
Nyanguh921/
Nyagu91536/
Nyanu91331/
Nyang'au8613,276/
Nyanggau86726/
Nyan'gau86131/
Nyasengu8690/
Nyangguh862/
Nyanngau862/
Nyangheu861/
Nyanguhe861/
Nyasingu861/
Nyangguu861/
Nyanau83354/
Niangu83312/
Njangu83306/
Nyongu83129/
Nnyagu8362/
Nyagau8361/
Nyanou8339/
Nyagut8310/
Nyanui839/
Nyaguj835/
Nhangu833/
Nyaguh833/
Nyamnu832/
Nyaanu831/
Nyaneu831/
N'Yanu831/
Nyagou831/
Nyannu831/
Nyageu831/
Nyohangou803/
Nyasengau801/
Nyannggau801/
Nayyangau801/
Niangou77315/
Ngiangu7775/
Gnangou7760/
Nayongu7711/
Njangou779/
Nyaguth775/
Nyagush774/
Nyaggau774/
Niangau774/
Nyanhau772/
Nyanhou772/
Njanghu772/
N'Iangu771/
Nyaghou771/
Neangou771/
Nyannou771/
Nyagnou771/
Nyag'au771/
Nianggu771/
Neagu7355,760/
Njagu731,331/
Niagu73314/
Neanu73131/
Nhanu7327/
Nyonu7310/
Gnanu737/
Nianu735/
Njanu735/
Nyogu734/
Ngnangou7136/
Nyonggau7113/
Gnangueu7111/
Gnangnou713/
Njangheu713/
N'Yongou711/
Nyamgoud711/
N'Yannou711/
Njangueu711/
Nyongheu711/
Nyongouh711/
Nyamgout711/
Nyang'oe711/
Nyamggau711/
Gnanou6710,449/
Njongu6787/
Gnagou6757/
Nianou6744/
Ngianu6722/
Njanou6717/
Nyonou6712/
Nyagoe6711/
Njamnu6710/
Nyáguj6710/
Niamnu677/
Gnanui677/
N'Gnangou676/
Niagou675/
Naiogu674/
Niongu674/
Nițanu672/
Njeanu672/
Nyoghu672/
Neannu672/
Neaonu672/
Najogu671/
Nijanu671/
Ngnanu671/
Njhanu671/
Nyonuh671/
Nyonnu671/
Njannu671/
Neongu671/
Nhanou671/
Njiagu671/
Njaghu671/
Njahangou671/
Njanengou671/
Nihanu671/
Nyanoo671/
Nyognu671/
Njanau671/
Niagnu670/

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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 Nyangu
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