Nyongwe Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Nyongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyongwe (81) may also be a first name.
Nyongwe Demographics
Nyongwe Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyongwe is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyongwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Nyongwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyongwe live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 67 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyongwe is also the 1,068,082nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 81 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kitui County, where 100 percent live. Apart from Kenya Nyongwe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent live.
Nyongwe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyongwe last name is primarily 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 Nyongwe
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