Nyong'a Surname
Approximately 1,146 people bear this surname
Nyong'a Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 962 | 1:48,004 | 4,925 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Nyong'a (110) may also be a first name.
Nyong'a Demographics
Nyong'a Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyong'a Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyong'a Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyong'a has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyong'a? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 324,858th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 6,359,115 people. Nyong'a occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyong'a live; 84 percent live in East Africa and 71 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 110 people.
The surname Nyong'a is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 962 people, or 1 in 48,004. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Nyamira County, where 67 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 13 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 16 percent are found and Nigeria, where 0 percent are found.
Nyong'a Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nyong'a surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Nyong'a
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