Nyanya Surname

246,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Namibia

Nyanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Tanzania2301:230,18119,019
Uganda2121:184,14815,212
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Kenya1381:334,63720,269
Namibia1241:19,4313,426
Zimbabwe701:220,54624,781
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Indonesia321:4,132,787209,071
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyanya (409) may also be a first name.

Nyanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyanya (Marathi: न्यान्या) is most common in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 246,275th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,512,412 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyanya are found; 37 percent are found in Southern Africa and 37 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyanya is also the 426,190th most numerous given name in the world, held by 409 people.

Nyanya is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Without taking into account The DR Congo it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 14 percent live.

Nyanya Last Name Statistics demography

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

The amount Nyanya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.87% less than the national average, earning R 76,344 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanyaa928/
Nyanyae922/
Nyaanya921/
Nyanyah921/
Nyhanyha869/
Nyaanyaa865/
Nayyanya861/
Nyanja832,197/
Nyanyo831,420/
Njanya83194/
Nyanha8323/
Nyanea8321/
Nyania832/
Nyhanyhaa801/
Nyanjau77279/
Nyanyoh7728/
Nnyanja7726/
Njianya776/
Nyanjja775/
Nneanya774/
Nyanjah773/
Nyaniah773/
Nyaniha773/
Nyangea772/
Nyaanja772/
Ngianya772/
Nyonyha771/
Nianyad771/
Ngnanya771/
Ngeanya771/
Nyangna771/
Nyannyo771/
Nyannia771/
Nyaneoa771/
Nyanjay771/
Nyhonyha7124/
Nyangiai711/
Nyamnyoh711/
Njanja671,837/
Nyonyo671,139/
Nhanha67381/
Gnagna67373/
Niania67251/
Nyanjo6722/
Neanja674/
Nyangaayo674/
Nianja672/
Nyanho672/
Niagna672/
Neanea672/
Njanyo671/
Nianyo671/
Nhanja671/
Gnanja671/
Njania671/
Njyannjja671/
Njanha671/
Nianha671/
Gnania671/

Nyanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyanya in the Marathi language
न्यान्याn'yan'ya-

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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
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  • 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 Nyanya
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