Nyanye Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyanye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyanye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe991:155,94219,667
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyanye (76) may also be a first name.

Nyanye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyanye is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyanye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyanye is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Nyanye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyanye are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nyanye is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 76 people.

Nyanye is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 155,942. In Zimbabwe it is most frequent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 35 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 23 percent reside and Harare Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyanaye9218/
Nyanjye921/
Nyanyed921/
Nyanyeh921/
Nyangoye86130/
Nyangaye86107/
Nyangiye861/
Nyange8340,488/
Nyanje836,879/
Nyanue8354/
Nyanhe8331/
Nyanea8321/
Nyanee8313/
Nyanie839/
Nyanae838/
Njanye835/
Nyaney835/
Nyonye834/
Nyanay831/
Nyaneu831/
Nyanei831/
Nyanney771,255/
Nyangie77932/
Nyangoe77279/
Nyangoy77171/
Nyonyie77142/
Nyanayo7729/
Nyangeh7724/
Nyamhye7711/
Nyanyaa778/
Nyannie776/
Nyangei776/
Nyonyoe774/
Nyaniey774/
Nyangae773/
Nyanjuy772/
Nyannay772/
Nnyange772/
Nyangea772/
Nyaneoa771/
Nyaanee771/
Nyanayu771/
Nyaneya771/
Nyangay771/
Nyanjay771/
Nyanjeh771/
Nyanjer771/
Nyanoyi771/
Nyangoya712,013/
Nyangaya71457/
Nyangayi71123/
Nyanjaya7187/
Nyangoue7120/
Nyangiya7112/
Nyangoje719/
Nyhanyha719/
Nyangeya717/
Nyaanyaa715/
Nyangayo715/
Nyangaje712/
Nyangeji711/
Nyongeye711/
Nyannieh711/
Nyoneyeh711/
Nyamhyer711/
Nyangeyo711/
Nyangihe711/
Nyangoyi711/
Nyanieya711/
Nyanngee711/
Naiyanae711/
Gnagne679,845/
Nyanja672,197/
Niagne671,473/
Njanje671,202/
Niange67935/
Njange67706/
Nyonje67667/
Nyanau67354/
Nyonge67217/
Nyanji67204/
Nyonie67141/
Nyonee6777/
Nyanou6739/
Nyonue6713/
Nyanai679/
Nyanui679/
Neanje677/
Nhanhe674/
Nyoney674/
Neanea672/
Nnajionye672/
Njanie672/
Nianhe672/
Nyanhohwe671/
Neanay671/
Nionye671/
Nyogne671/
Nyonoy671/
Nyanoa671/
Gnanie671/
Nyan'gaya671/
Nyanga'ya671/
Nyonyohee671/
Njonye671/

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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 Nyanye
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