Nyaraga Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyaraga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaraga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyaraga Last Name Facts

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

Nyaraga is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaraga? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyaraga is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Nyaraga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaraga reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 89 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 2,168,849. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Moyo District, where 78 percent are found, Adjumani District, where 11 percent are found and Kisoro District, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaranga932,115/
Nyaragi86148/
Nyarage861/
Nyarago861/
Nyarangi803,333/
Nyarango80931/
Nyaronga80348/
Nyarange802/
Nyarang'o75645/
Nyaranggo751/
Nyaran'go751/
Nyaroge711/
Nearage711/
Nyarongi67233/
Nyarongo67141/
Neoragai6718/
Gnaragou6716/
Nyaronge6712/
Njarange671/
Nyoronga671/
Nyarong'i6335/
Najjaragi631/
Nyoroge573/
Njoroga571/
Njorage571/
Nyorogi571/
Nyorongo5319/
Gnarogui531/
Njarongo531/

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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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  • 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 Nyaraga
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