Nyerenga Surname
Approximately 689 people bear this surname
Nyerenga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 680 | 1:77,855 | 8,034 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
Nyerenga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyerenga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyerenga is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nyerenga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyerenga? popularity and diffusion
Nyerenga is the 483,143rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name Nyerenga is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyerenga live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 680 people, or 1 in 77,855. In Tanzania Nyerenga is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 55 percent are found, Songwe Region, where 44 percent are found and Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Njerenga | 88 | 132 | / |
| Nyirenga | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nyerengo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nyerenge | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyerga | 86 | 63 | / |
| Nyerengye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Ngerena | 80 | 206 | / |
| Nyerina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njerena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neirena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njerengo | 75 | 162 | / |
| Ngerengo | 75 | 27 | / |
| Njehrena | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ngerenge | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyirenoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyirengo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nowerena | 75 | 3 | / |
| Gneregna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyiringa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyirenad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nierga | 71 | 317 | / |
| Njehrrena | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ngerga | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gnerga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niergenau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ngerina | 67 | 802 | / |
| Njerina | 67 | 176 | / |
| Nareena | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nourena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyirngo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neirina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Noerina | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayrina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najrena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naurena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neurina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nierina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyiorga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neureno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeryna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyerenga
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