Nyongesa Surname

5,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyongesa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyongesa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya94,7471:48760
Uganda3,3841:11,5361,922
Tanzania2501:211,76617,801
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Qatar121:196,50026,891
England41:13,929,515290,718
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Nyongesa (25,191) may also be a first name.

Nyongesa Last Name Facts

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

Nyongesa has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyongesa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,738th most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 74,015 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyongesa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyongesa is also the 31,816th most numerous first name globally, borne by 25,191 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 94,747 people, or 1 in 487. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Bungoma County, where 50 percent are found, Trans Nzoia County, where 15 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 13 percent are found. Besides Kenya it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Tanzania, where 0 percent are found.

Nyongesa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyongesa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nyongesa earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 71.62% more than the national average, earning $74,054 USD per year.

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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 Nyongesa
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