Nyigei Surname
Approximately 236 people bear this surname
Nyigei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 236 | 1:195,678 | 14,391 |
Nyigei Demographics
Nyigei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyigei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyigei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyigei occurs most in Kenya. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyigei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,058,336th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyigei are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 236 people, or 1 in 195,678. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Bomet County, where 57 percent reside, Kericho County, where 25 percent reside and Uasin Gishu County, where 17 percent reside.
Nyigei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyiegee | 77 | 26 | / |
| Nyigohe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Niegeois | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyegye | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nyeguye | 62 | 299 | / |
| Nyichie | 62 | 23 | / |
| Nyengge | 62 | 17 | / |
| Ngengei | 62 | 8 | / |
| Nyechie | 62 | 6 | / |
| Niyogee | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nyengye | 62 | 2 | / |
| Niyogii | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngiigii | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngechie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njingji | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nieguie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyedjie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyidjie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyichihi | 57 | 37 | / |
| Nyingjay | 57 | 2 | / |
| Gnieguie | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njuigheu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyesijje | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngnieguie | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njijie | 50 | 6 | / |
| Nyejje | 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 Nyigei
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