Nyogesa Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyogesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyogesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1271:363,62121,126
Uganda981:398,36024,962

Nyogesa Last Name Facts

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

Nyogesa is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyogesa.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyogesa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,092,155th most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyogesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 94 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent live, Kakamega County, where 39 percent live and Busia County, where 3 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 44 percent live.

Nyogesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyongesa9398,460/
Nyongessa883/
Nyongesah882/
Nyongesaa881/
Nyonngesa881/
Nyongesha881/
Nnyongesa881/
Nyogeza867/
Nyagesa863/
Njogesa861/
Nyagesoa80184/
Nyangesa805/
Neongesa801/
Nyongisa801/
Njongesa801/
Nyongeso801/
Negesa775,891/
Nigesa77396/
Nyangesai751/
Nyangessa751/
Naigesa7135/
Negessa7131/
Njogeza718/
Nyasesa714/
Negesha713/
Negeesa712/
Nigesia711/
Nyageso711/
Negesia711/
Nyageza711/
Nyagisa711/
Neigesa711/
Ngegesa711/
Nnegesa711/
Nigesha711/
Neguesa711/
Nyangisa67265/
Nyangeso67164/
Nyangesi6754/
Ngegesha6734/
Niongisa6727/
Nyangese675/
Gnagesha673/
Nyagecha672/
Nyachesa671/
Niangesa671/

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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 Nyogesa
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