Nyigu Surname
Approximately 2,230 people bear this surname
Nyigu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,226 | 1:23,783 | 2,927 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyigu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyigu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyigu is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nyigu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyigu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 189,430th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,267,958 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyigu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyigu is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,226 people, or 1 in 23,783. In Tanzania Nyigu is mostly found in: Njombe Region, where 59 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 13 percent live and Iringa Region, where 11 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Hungary, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyingu | 91 | 601 | / |
| Nyigut | 91 | 45 | / |
| Nyingau | 83 | 5 | / |
| N'Yingu | 83 | 1 | / |
| N'Yigou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyegu | 80 | 139 | / |
| Njigu | 80 | 78 | / |
| Njingu | 73 | 342 | / |
| Nyengu | 73 | 214 | / |
| Njiogu | 73 | 80 | / |
| Njigou | 73 | 60 | / |
| Niegut | 73 | 40 | / |
| Niengu | 73 | 22 | / |
| Nyegau | 73 | 19 | / |
| Niegud | 73 | 12 | / |
| Nniegu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Niegou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nyigoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njingou | 67 | 429 | / |
| Nieguth | 67 | 15 | / |
| Njigouh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Neaigus | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niegous | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njinguu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njinguh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njigueu | 67 | 2 | / |
| N'Yegou | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Yengu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niengou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyengau | 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
- 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 Nyigu
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