Nyangweso Surname

49,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyangweso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyangweso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,9551:4,639667
Tanzania1551:341,55925,363
Uganda1381:282,89320,096
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England31:18,572,686338,250
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyangweso (2,015) may also be a first name.

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.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyangweso
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