Nyangweso Surname
Approximately 10,304 people bear this surname
Nyangweso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 9,955 | 1:4,639 | 667 |
| Tanzania | 155 | 1:341,559 | 25,363 |
| Uganda | 138 | 1:282,893 | 20,096 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyangweso (2,015) may also be a first name.
Nyangweso Demographics
Average Nyangweso Salary in
United States
$37,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nyangweso Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyangweso Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyangweso is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyangweso? popularity and diffusion
Nyangweso is the 49,869th most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 707,254 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyangweso are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 168,331st most widespread first name internationally, borne by 2,015 people.
Nyangweso is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 9,955 people, or 1 in 4,639. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 32 percent reside, Kisii County, where 13 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Nyangweso Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (99%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Nyangweso surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.
Nyangweso earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangwesho | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwesio | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nyan'gweso | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nyagweso | 94 | 45 | / |
| Nyangwesa | 89 | 6 | / |
| Nyangwaso | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nyangwiso | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwezo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwesha | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwecho | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwizo | 78 | 12 | / |
| Nyankwesha | 74 | 3 | / |
| Nyankwasa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwasha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyanguhiza | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Nyangweso
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