Nyaragi Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaragi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaragi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyaragi Last Name Facts

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

Nyaragi is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaragi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyaragi is the 1,447,279th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaragi reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 314,149. In Kenya Nyaragi is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 99 percent are found and Kisii County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Nyaragi occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nyaragi Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarangi933,333/
Nyaraga8619/
Nyarage861/
Nyaraji861/
Nyarongi80233/
Nyarange802/
Nyaradzi801/
Nyarong'i7535/
Najjaragi751/
Nyaraza712/
Niarasi712/
Naiyarasai711/
Nyaroge711/
Nearage711/
Nyorasi711/
Nyorogi711/
Neoragai6718/
Nyaronge6712/
Nyaracha678/
Nyareici674/
Niarajit671/
Njarange671/
Gnarogui671/

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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 Nyaragi
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