Nyapala Surname
Approximately 283 people bear this surname
Nyapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 237 | 1:194,852 | 14,347 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Nyapala (11) may also be a first name.
Nyapala Demographics
Nyapala Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyapala is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyapala? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 930,678th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyapala are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 11 people.
The surname Nyapala is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 194,852. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 65 percent live, Vihiga County, where 29 percent live and Kakamega County, where 4 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.
Nyapala Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyapola | 86 | 1,120 | / |
| Nyapalo | 86 | 68 | / |
| Neapala | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyapali | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyapale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnapala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naayapatla | 82 | 7 | / |
| Nyapolah | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyapaule | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyapally | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyapalli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyapolo | 71 | 114 | / |
| Nyapole | 71 | 85 | / |
| Nyopola | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyapoli | 71 | 8 | / |
| Gnapali | 71 | 5 | / |
| Neapali | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nhapale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhapali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njapali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyapholi | 67 | 346 | / |
| Nyapollo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyapoule | 67 | 3 | / |
| Niappaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnapalli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nijapalli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Neapole | 57 | 26 | / |
| Gnapole | 57 | 16 | / |
| Neapoli | 57 | 5 | / |
| Nyopolo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyopoli | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngnapole | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nyopholi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngnapouli | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gnoupalet | 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 Nyapala
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