Nyirenda Surname

1,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 294,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyirenda Surname User-submission:

A Zambian surname referring to a clan totem, 'anthill'.

Nyirenda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi186,2521:923
Zambia101,6641:15616
Zimbabwe2,4811:6,223668
Tanzania2,3361:22,6632,800
South Africa1,1781:45,9915,869
Swaziland1771:7,334424
England1771:314,79123,605
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Namibia331:73,0127,607
Australia311:870,82953,581
Iceland161:23,7561,850
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Fiji41:223,5982,635
China41:341,830,39216,990
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Nyirenda (651) may also be a first name.

Nyirenda Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Zambian surname referring to a clan totem, 'anthill'.

- Forebears.io

Nyirenda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyirenda has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyirenda.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyirenda? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,854th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,724 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyirenda live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 325,541st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 651 people.

The surname is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 186,252 people, or 1 in 92. Other than Malawi this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 34 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.

Nyirenda Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nyirenda last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Nyirenda earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.73% less than the national average, earning R 233,532 per year and in United States they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $39,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyirendah94643/
Nyireenda945/
Nyirennda944/
Nyiraenda941/
Nyirienda941/
Nyirnda934/
Nyerenda88671/
Nyirende8819/
Nyirinda883/
Nyirendi881/
Nyiremda881/
Nyirender822/
Nyerendas821/
Nyerendah821/
Nyerende7536/
Nyerinda755/
Nyirinde751/
Njerenda751/
Nyerinde6383/
Ngerinda634/
Nherende631/
Nhereende591/
Ngerndee5058/

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