Nyanjara Surname
Approximately 2,600 people bear this surname
Nyanjara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,599 | 1:15,021 | 2,366 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nyanjara (655) may also be a first name.
Nyanjara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanjara Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyanjara is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyanjara click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanjara? popularity and diffusion
It is the 166,465th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,802,902 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanjara live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyanjara is also the 324,429th most widespread first name globally, borne by 655 people.
Nyanjara is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 2,599 people, or 1 in 15,021. In Uganda Nyanjara is most numerous in: Kyenjojo District, where 14 percent live, Kibaale District, where 13 percent live and Hoima District, where 10 percent live. Aside from Uganda Nyanjara is found in one country. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanjaara | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nyanjarra | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjari | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyanjora | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyanyara | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjare | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyanchara | 82 | 1 | / |
| Njanjari | 75 | 203 | / |
| Nyanharo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Nianiara | 75 | 15 | / |
| Nyanyari | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyanyare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanyaro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjoro | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanhora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanhare | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyonjora | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyanchora | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nianiaras | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nyancharo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamnyareh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyamharo | 63 | 46 | / |
| Nianiari | 63 | 8 | / |
| Nyanyoro | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyonyora | 63 | 2 | / |
| Gnagnare | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nianiaros | 59 | 25 | / |
| Nianiaris | 59 | 6 | / |
| Nyonyori | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nyonhoro | 50 | 2 | / |
| Gnagnoro | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyoro | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyore | 50 | 1 | / |
| Niagnore | 50 | 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 Nyanjara
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