Nyiga Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2121:249,72520,187
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
England71:7,959,723202,100
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyiga (358) may also be a first name.

Nyiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyiga is most common in Tanzania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyiga? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyiga is the 996,001st most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Nyiga live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 84 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyiga is also the 460,276th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 358 people.

The last name Nyiga is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 249,725. In Tanzania Nyiga is mostly concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 91 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 7 percent are found and Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyinga911,437/
Nyigaa914/
Nyiega914/
Nyigha911/
Nnyiga911/
Naayiga8318/
Nahyiga8314/
Nyingau835/
Nyingah832/
Nyinnga831/
Nyigo801,668/
Nhiga801,284/
Nyega80384/
Niega80242/
Njiga80130/
Nyige8070/
Niiga801/
Niyga801/
Nahyigha779/
Nyinghah771/
Naayigah771/
Nyingi735,771/
Njinga734,030/
Nyenga733,366/
Niegas732,457/
Nyinge731,860/
Nyingo731,118/
Nienga73281/
Njigha73122/
Nyegau7319/
Nyehga7316/
Nyigot7315/
Ngeiga736/
Nyegat736/
Nyiego735/
Neigah735/
Nyighi733/
Njioga733/
Njiega732/
Njigah732/
Njigai732/
Njigga732/
Niegoa731/
Niigah731/
Nyoige731/
Nyigey731/
Nyigoh731/
Nyigho731/
Nyighe731/
Nyiger731/
Nyegah731/
Ngiiga731/
Nyygha731/
Niyoga731/
Nyigii731/
Nyengai6715/
Nyiogho6711/
Nyengha679/
Njienga677/
Njingah675/
Nyengga674/
Njainga672/
Nyingeh672/
N'Yingi671/
N'Yigou671/
Nahyigo671/
Nyeghga671/
Nyengah671/
Niegash671/
N'Yenga671/
Njuinga671/
Njiegai671/
Njighap671/
Njing'a671/
Njingha671/
Njeigha671/
Niighay671/
Niecgaj671/
Nyingho671/
Nyegaya671/
Nyigohe671/
Gniegha671/
Nyengau671/

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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 Nyiga
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