Nyateng Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyateng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyateng 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
Kenya761:607,63028,249
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173

Nyateng (11) may also be a first name.

Nyateng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyateng has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyateng? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyateng live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyateng is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The surname Nyateng is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 607,630. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisumu County, where 89 percent reside, Migori County, where 5 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Kenya Nyateng occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

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
Nyatteng934/
Nyaten'g931/
Njateng86116/
Ngiateng807/
Nyahting801/
Njateung801/
Nyoting712/
Njating712/
Gneyting672/
Njouteng671/
Neatting670/
Gnatink571/
Gneitng571/
Gneiting531,305/
Nhooting531/
Neouting531/
Gneitting502/
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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 Nyateng
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