Nyanusi Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyanusi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyanusi Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2961:156,01312,361
Tanzania1401:378,15427,501
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nyanusi (74) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyanusi Demographics

Nyanusi Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyanusi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyanusi has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Nyanusi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanusi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 678,631st most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyanusi live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 51 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 74 people.

This surname is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 156,013. In Kenya Nyanusi is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 72 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 21 percent reside and Migori County, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Nyanusi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyangusi931,521/
Nyangusei8882/
Nyanosi861/
Nyanutse805/
Njangusi805/
Nyanguse803/
Nyangusy801/
Nyangusyo751/
Nyanhouse750/
Nyanose7114/
Nhanuse711/
Nyanosse671/
Neanhouse630/
Nianose571/
Nyonosee5337/
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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 Nyanusi
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