Nyangwen Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyangwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyangwen 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
Uganda961:406,65925,271
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Nyangwen Last Name Facts

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

Nyangwen is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyangwen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,871,545th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyangwen live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 406,659. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 91 percent live, Kampala District, where 5 percent live and Mukono District, where 1 percent live. Barring Uganda this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

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
Nyamngwen942/
Nyanguen882/
Nyamgwen882/
Nyongwen882/
Nyanguoen821/
Njiangwen821/
Ngnangwen821/
Nyangoueng781/
Njongwen752/
Nyongben751/
Njanguen751/
Nyanquen751/
Gnangouen7111/
Nyankoueng671/
Ngnangouen671/
Gnankouen591/
Nianqun531/
Njonguem501/
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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 Nyangwen
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