Nyanjwa Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyanjwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanjwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3021:152,91412,145
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086

Nyanjwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyanjwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nyanjwa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanjwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The last name Nyanjwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanjwa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

Nyanjwa is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 152,914. In Kenya Nyanjwa is primarily found in: Migori County, where 51 percent are found, Homa Bay County, where 30 percent are found and Kisii County, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 3 percent are found.

Nyanjwa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Nyanjwa surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanjua868/
Nyanyowa809/
Nyangiwa804/
Nyamnjua803/
Nyanhewa802/
Nyangewa801/
Nyaneswah751/
Nyanjui711,609/
Nyoniwa7134/
Njaniwa717/
Nyaniba716/
Nyanewe712/
Nhanhwa711/
Nyaniwe711/
Gnaniwa711/
Nyonywa711/
Nyaneva711/
Nyongewa67294/
Nyanhewe67191/
Nyanehwe673/
Nyanjuis671/
Nyanevas671/
Nyanoiba671/

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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 Nyanjwa
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