Nyaranda Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaranda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaranda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Uganda311:1,259,33249,678
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyaranda (211) may also be a first name.

Nyaranda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaranda is found in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaranda? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyaranda is the 1,471,719th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaranda live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyaranda is also the 622,565th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 211 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Nyamira County, where 60 percent reside, Kisii County, where 33 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Nyaranda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyaranda surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyaraunda941/
Nyarandi88333/
Nyarande881/
Nyarando881/
Nyoranda881/
Nharaunda82391/
Nyaruonda821/
Nyarondi7561/
Nyarondo755/
Nyaronde753/
Nharonda751/
Nioranda751/
Njarrander671/
Nyorondo631/
Nyárondi631/

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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 Nyaranda
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