Nyenje Surname

122,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyenje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyenje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,1361:24,7853,042
Uganda1,1781:33,1404,433
Zimbabwe1861:83,00112,099
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Kenya541:855,18332,488
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyenje (675) may also be a first name.

Nyenje Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyenje is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyenje? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,672nd most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,956,388 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyenje are found; 90 percent are found in East Africa and 89 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 319,040th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 675 people.

This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,136 people, or 1 in 24,785. In Tanzania Nyenje is most common in: Ruvuma Region, where 66 percent are found, Mtwara Region, where 8 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Nyenje occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 32 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Nyenje Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhyenje92260/
Nyenjje9217/
Nnyenje927/
Nyenjeh921/
Nyenye832,471/
Njenje832,071/
Nyenge831,889/
Ngenje83789/
Nyenja83215/
Nhenje8337/
Neunje8319/
Nyenji8314/
Neanje837/
Gnenje832/
Nienje831/
Nyinje831/
Nayenge7757/
Nyienge7724/
Nyenyer7717/
Nawenje7713/
Nyenche779/
Nyengeh777/
'Nyenye773/
Noyenge772/
Nyenyeh772/
Njeenje772/
Niyenge772/
Nyegnet771/
Ngenjea771/
Neunjje771/
Nayanje771/
Najenje771/
Nyinjee771/
Neyenie771/
Nyennie771/
Na'yenge7121/
Nnyennye719/
Gnegne674,497/
Ngenge673,793/
Nienge67430/
Njenji67206/
Naunje67139/
Nienie67101/
Ngenji6792/
Naenie6771/
Neunie6769/
Nyinji6769/
Nyengi6732/
Nyinja6725/
Njenja6721/
Neinge6711/
Nhenhe677/
Ngenie676/
Neange676/
Nhinje675/
Neanja674/
Njinje673/
Nienhe672/
Neenie672/
Nhenji672/
Neunge671/
Neinie671/
Nounje671/
Neunji671/
Noenie671/
Nyemngnie671/

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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
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  • 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 Nyenje
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