Nyega Surname
Approximately 384 people bear this surname
Nyega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 244 | 1:159,997 | 13,888 |
| Tanzania | 113 | 1:468,510 | 32,208 |
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyega (13) may also be a first name.
Nyega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyega Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyega is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyega click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyega? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 748,537th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,977,984 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyega reside; 94 percent reside in East Africa and 63 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyega is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 159,997. In Uganda Nyega is primarily found in: Gulu District, where 54 percent live, Pader District, where 29 percent live and Nwoya District, where 12 percent live. Outside of Uganda Nyega is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent live and Cameroon, where 4 percent live.
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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 Nyega
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