Nyayo Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya941:491,27625,271
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyayo (248) may also be a first name.

Nyayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyayo is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyayo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyayo reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyayo is also the 566,287th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 248 people.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 491,276. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kitui County, where 76 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 10 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 12 percent reside.

Nyayo Last Name Statistics demography

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

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Ngnayou672/
Naiseyo672/
Naiyajo671/
Nayyoji671/
Neyyaya671/
Najjeyo671/
Naheeyo671/
Naisiyo671/
Nayyaou671/
Ngiayou671/
N'Yahou671/
Niaheyo671/
Nijayot671/
Nyaooyi671/
Nyayeth671/
Nyayish671/
Gniayho671/
Naitayo671/
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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 Nyayo
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