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 occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyogesa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,092,155th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. Nyogesa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyogesa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 363,621. In Kenya Nyogesa is mostly found in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent live, Kakamega County, where 39 percent live and Busia County, where 3 percent live. Excluding Kenya Nyogesa exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 44 percent live.

Nyogesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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
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  • 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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