Nyaruba Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaruba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaruba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1141:464,40032,092
Kenya1011:457,22724,042
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175

Nyaruba (17) may also be a first name.

Nyaruba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaruba has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaruba? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 980,795th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaruba live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 17 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 114 people, or 1 in 464,400. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 48 percent are found, Arusha Region, where 46 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 4 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 38 percent are found and Nigeria, where 18 percent are found.

Nyaruba Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarubea934/
Nyarubai931/
Nyaruboha881/
Nyarubaya881/
Nyaruwa86753/
Nyaroba864/
Njaruba863/
Nyarubi862/
Nyarube861/
Nyaruva861/
Nyarubo861/
Nyaruswa809/
Nyarubhe801/
Nyaruwai801/
Nyaruwach754/
Nyarobi711,406/
Nyaruwo71133/
Nyaruve7144/
Nyaruvi7113/
Njaruva717/
Neharubhai711/
Nyoruhwa679/
Nyarobhi671/
Nyorruhwa631/
Ngnaroubou591/
Nyorobi572,566/
Nyorobe5711/
Njorube572/
Nyarowo571/
Njoruwa571/
Nayorobou5046/

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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 Nyaruba
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