Nyiyongo Surname
Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname
Nyiyongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,161 | 1:152,578 | 9,648 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Nyiyongo (152) may also be a first name.
Nyiyongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiyongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyiyongo has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nyiyongo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiyongo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 321,376th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,271,554 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyiyongo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 746,252nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 152 people.
The surname Nyiyongo is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,161 people, or 1 in 152,578. In Nigeria Nyiyongo is mostly concentrated in: Benue, where 93 percent reside, Taraba, where 3 percent reside and Kaduna, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Nyiyongo occurs in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyiyonggo | 94 | 4 | / |
| Nyiyongoo | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyiyogo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyayongo | 88 | 165 | / |
| Nyoyongo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyiyonga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nnyiyogo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyiyogoo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Niiyongo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyayogo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyayono | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyeyono | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyayengo | 75 | 116 | / |
| Nyiyanga | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nyiyenga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niyego | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nyiego | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyaiong'a | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nihuyonga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyajono | 67 | 83 | / |
| Njoungo | 67 | 26 | / |
| Nyouego | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nyeango | 67 | 16 | / |
| Gnoungo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyiyana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyeinga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyienga | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyayoga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyeinoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gneingo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niyenga | 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 Nyiyongo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis