Nyaruga Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyaruga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Nyaruga Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1641:322,81524,412
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyaruga Demographics

Nyaruga Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 2 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyaruga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaruga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaruga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,276,805th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaruga are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 164 people, or 1 in 322,815. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 43 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 42 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 5 percent live. Other than Tanzania Nyaruga occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live and Kenya, where 2 percent live.

Nyaruga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyaruga last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarunga93383/
Nyarugo86124/
Nyaruge861/
Nyarungo804/
Nyorunga801/
Nyaarungi751/
Nyaroge711/
Nyoroge573/
Nyorogi571/
Njoroga571/
Njoruge571/
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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 Nyaruga
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