Nyigana Surname
Approximately 206 people bear this surname
Nyigana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 199 | 1:266,038 | 21,128 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
Nyigana (116) may also be a first name.
Nyigana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyigana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyigana occurs most in Tanzania. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyigana? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyigana is the 1,159,732nd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 35,376,436 people. The surname Nyigana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyigana reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyigana is also the 868,627th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 116 people.
Nyigana is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 266,038. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent live and Lindi Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania it exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyingana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyegana | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyigano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njingana | 80 | 379 | / |
| Nyengana | 80 | 39 | / |
| Nyingani | 80 | 12 | / |
| Nyingona | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njigane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Njigani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyegane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyegano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhigane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyingone | 67 | 1,795 | / |
| Nyengane | 67 | 960 | / |
| Nyengani | 67 | 271 | / |
| Nyigongo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njingani | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyingono | 67 | 5 | / |
| Njingane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ngengana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njighane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyeganeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyuyghani | 63 | 4 | / |
| Njighagno | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngenganha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyegangno | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njegani | 57 | 159 | / |
| Ngegani | 57 | 22 | / |
| Neegani | 57 | 3 | / |
| Njegane | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njigone | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njengane | 53 | 59 | / |
| Ngengane | 53 | 36 | / |
| Nyengono | 53 | 18 | / |
| Nyegongo | 53 | 3 | / |
| Njengani | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyuygonge | 50 | 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
- 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 Nyigana
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