Nyaunga Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyaunga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaunga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2701:171,03713,055
Zimbabwe2051:75,30811,115
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyaunga (20) may also be a first name.

Nyaunga Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyaunga is found most in Kenya. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyaunga.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaunga? popularity and diffusion

Nyaunga is the 631,297th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. The last name Nyaunga occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaunga are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 20 people.

The surname Nyaunga is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 270 people, or 1 in 171,037. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 54 percent reside, Kisii County, where 41 percent reside and Homa Bay County, where 1 percent reside. Beside Kenya it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 42 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Nyaunga Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyaungo861/
Nyaunge861/
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Nyoungha801/
Njaounga801/
Nyahunha801/
Nyahungo801/
Nyahonga801/
Nyaoga77429/
Nyauno7710/
Nyaugo774/
Nyouga774/
Nyouna772/
Niauna771/
Nyaonge711,173/
Nyounai71336/
Nyaongo71110/
Nyounay7147/
Nyoungo7111/
Nyahoga7110/
Niaunay7110/
Nyounah713/
Nyounge711/
Nyajona711/
N'Youna711/
Nyoonga711/
Nyounaï711/
Nyoungou67239/
Nyahongo67128/
Nyahonge673/
Nyoungho671/
Nyounghi671/
Njiaonga671/
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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 Nyaunga
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