Nyanjige Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Nyanjige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 21 | 1:2,521,029 | 48,569 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
Nyanjige (6,401) may also be a first name.
Nyanjige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanjige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyanjige occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nyanjige click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanjige? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyanjige is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. Nyanjige occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanjige live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyanjige is also the 82,174th most frequent first name globally, borne by 6,401 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 2,521,029. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 43 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 43 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 5 percent are found. Beside Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyangige | 88 | 1,010 | / |
| Nyanjiga | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyanjigi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjegye | 82 | 8 | / |
| Nyamnjigi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyangezi | 75 | 168 | / |
| Nyanjezi | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nyanjega | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyangigi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyanjiji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangiji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangeji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangechi | 71 | 193 | / |
| Nyangenge | 71 | 27 | / |
| Nyanyenge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanchege | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanchigai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyanyezi | 63 | 21 | / |
| Nyangizi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nyongezi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Njianjiechi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyancheche | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyamhesi | 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 Nyanjige
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