Nyanje Surname
Approximately 6,879 people bear this surname
Nyanje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 5,916 | 1:7,806 | 1,037 |
| Tanzania | 543 | 1:97,498 | 9,656 |
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Zambia | 169 | 1:93,787 | 7,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 22 | 1:701,738 | 50,656 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nyanje (2,302) may also be a first name.
Nyanje Demographics
Nyanje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyanje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyanje occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanje? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 71,734th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,059,390 people. Nyanje is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanje are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 94 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyanje is also the 155,302nd most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 2,302 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is carried by 5,916 people, or 1 in 7,806. In Kenya Nyanje is mostly concentrated in: Kwale County, where 49 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 28 percent reside and Kakamega County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Kenya this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside and Malawi, where 3 percent reside.
Nyanje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (79%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanjer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjeh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjye | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyange | 83 | 40,488 | / |
| Nyanja | 83 | 2,197 | / |
| Njanje | 83 | 1,202 | / |
| Nyonje | 83 | 667 | / |
| Nyanji | 83 | 204 | / |
| Nyanye | 83 | 108 | / |
| Nyanhe | 83 | 31 | / |
| Nyanie | 83 | 9 | / |
| Neanje | 83 | 7 | / |
| Nyanjui | 77 | 1,609 | / |
| Nyangie | 77 | 932 | / |
| Nnyanja | 77 | 26 | / |
| Nyangeh | 77 | 24 | / |
| Nyangei | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyannie | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyanjja | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyamnji | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyaniey | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyangea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyanjuy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyaanja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nnyange | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyanyeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaneoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nhanjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njanjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njanjeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njanjie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyamjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanyed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjaya | 71 | 87 | / |
| Nyanchie | 71 | 21 | / |
| Najjonje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyanngee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyancher | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjuis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangihe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangeyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamnjih | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Yan'he | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyannieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyahanji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnagne | 67 | 9,845 | / |
| Njanji | 67 | 7,923 | / |
| Nyangi | 67 | 6,299 | / |
| Njanja | 67 | 1,837 | / |
| Niagne | 67 | 1,473 | / |
| Niange | 67 | 935 | / |
| Njange | 67 | 706 | / |
| Nyonge | 67 | 217 | / |
| Njonje | 67 | 177 | / |
| Nyonie | 67 | 141 | / |
| Nyonji | 67 | 66 | / |
| Nhanji | 67 | 56 | / |
| Nyonye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhanhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nianji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niamje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nianja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njanie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nianhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyonja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyogne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnanie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nionje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njyannjja | 67 | 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 Nyanje
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