Nyaundi Surname

104,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyaundi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaundi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya4,0361:11,4421,441
Zimbabwe3011:51,2907,802
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
United States171:21,321,114641,998
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyaundi (678) may also be a first name.

Nyaundi Last Name Facts

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

Nyaundi is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaundi? popularity and diffusion

Nyaundi is the 104,601st most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,624,871 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyaundi live; 90 percent live in East Africa and 53 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyaundi is also the 318,141st most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 678 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 4,036 people, or 1 in 11,442. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 48 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 26 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found.

Nyaundi Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Nyaundi are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Nyaundi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.5% less than the national average, earning R 165,168 per year and in United States they earn 33.38% more than the national average, earning $57,554 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahundi9367/
Nyaunde86136/
Nyaunda8661/
Nyahunda80363/
Nyahunde8046/
Nyaundha802/
Nyahondi801/
Nyoundy7123/
Nyaonde7115/
Nyoumdi713/
Nyounde712/
Nyahonde6740/
Nyahonda6711/
Nyaondeh671/
Nihouondi631/
Niounda571/
Njouonda531/

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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 Nyaundi
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