Nyongwe Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyongwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyongwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyongwe (81) may also be a first name.

Nyongwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyongwe occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Nyongwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyongwe? popularity and diffusion

Nyongwe is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Nyongwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyongwe reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 81 people.

The last name Nyongwe is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Nyongwe is most common in: Kitui County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Kenya Nyongwe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent reside.

Nyongwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyongwe 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 Nyongwe
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