Nyegenye Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyegenye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyegenye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda2271:171,97914,553
Kenya1661:278,19218,180
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyegenye (186) may also be a first name.

Nyegenye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyegenye is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyegenye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 734,496th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. Nyegenye occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyegenye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyegenye is also the 667,122nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 186 people.

The last name Nyegenye is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 171,979. In Uganda it is most common in: Busia District, where 49 percent are found, Namayingo District, where 19 percent are found and Bugiri District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 42 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyegenya883/
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Negene863/
Nygeny861/
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Newgene802/
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Nayigeneye781/
Ngene7720,096/
Ngeny774,891/
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Nígene711/
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Ngen671,638/
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Nwogene6721/
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Newgeon674/
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Ngienie671/
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Nugenyi671/
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Nageone671/
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Negenai671/
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Ngeneya671/
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Ngeunne671/
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Nigenyi671/
Niegena671/
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Naegein671/
Neugeon670/
Newigen670/
Ngengenge593/

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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 Nyegenye
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