Nyanguru Surname
Approximately 710 people bear this surname
Nyanguru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 474 | 1:111,691 | 10,757 |
| Zimbabwe | 197 | 1:78,367 | 11,515 |
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| Uganda | 10 | 1:3,903,928 | 93,934 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyanguru (20) may also be a first name.
Nyanguru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanguru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyanguru is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyanguru.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanguru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyanguru is the 472,211th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanguru live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The last name Nyanguru is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 111,691. In Tanzania Nyanguru is primarily concentrated in: Ruvuma Region, where 82 percent are found, Mara Region, where 15 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaguru | 93 | 2 | / |
| Njanguru | 88 | 35 | / |
| Gnangourou | 78 | 98 | / |
| N'Yagourou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhuru | 75 | 85 | / |
| Nyagoruh | 75 | 24 | / |
| Gnagourou | 71 | 36 | / |
| Nianourou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gnanhourou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nianhourou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gnogourou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gnonourou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gnonhourou | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyanguru
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