Nyaranga Surname

197,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaranga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaranga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2,0021:23,0672,624
Tanzania831:637,85138,732
Uganda221:1,774,51360,490
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Nyaranga (352) may also be a first name.

Nyaranga Last Name Facts

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

Nyaranga occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaranga? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 197,862nd most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,445,648 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaranga live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 69 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyaranga is also the 464,438th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 352 people.

The surname Nyaranga is most widespread in Kenya, where it is held by 2,002 people, or 1 in 23,067. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Bungoma County, where 28 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 22 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 13 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Nyaranga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarana9325/
Nyaraga9319/
Nyarangi883,333/
Nyarango88931/
Nyaronga88348/
Nyarange882/
Nyharana881/
Gnaranga881/
Nyarang'o82645/
Nyaran'go821/
Nyaranggo821/
Nyarago801/
Nyorana801/
Naiyaranas781/
Nyarongi75233/
Nyarongo75141/
Nyarauno7518/
Nyaronge7512/
Njarange751/
Naiorana751/
Nyaranno751/
Nyaragno751/
Nyoronga751/
Njaranau751/
Naiyaranaai743/
Naiyaranaph741/
Nyarong'i7135/
Gnarathna711/
Gnarangou711/
Nyorano676/
Nyarona673/

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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 Nyaranga
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