Nyonje Surname
Approximately 667 people bear this surname
Nyonje Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 643 | 1:71,819 | 6,773 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyonje (10) may also be a first name.
Nyonje Demographics
Nyonje Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyonje Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyonje Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyonje is found most frequently in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyonje? popularity and diffusion
Nyonje is the 495,028th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,925,856 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyonje reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 54 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyonje is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 10 people.
Nyonje is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 71,819. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Vihiga County, where 36 percent reside, Kakamega County, where 25 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Kenya Nyonje is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.
Nyonje Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyonje last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyanje | 83 | 6,879 | / |
| Nyonge | 83 | 217 | / |
| Njonje | 83 | 177 | / |
| Nyonie | 83 | 141 | / |
| Nyonji | 83 | 66 | / |
| Nyonye | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nionje | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyogne | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyonja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyie | 77 | 142 | / |
| Nyonjay | 77 | 50 | / |
| Nyongeh | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nayonja | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyonyoe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Njonjie | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyonche | 77 | 2 | / |
| Neyonja | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyanjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njonjeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyanjer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyongea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ninje | 73 | 616 | / |
| Nenje | 73 | 257 | / |
| Nynie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nynge | 73 | 1 | / |
| Najjonje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyange | 67 | 40,488 | / |
| Nyanja | 67 | 2,197 | / |
| Njonge | 67 | 2,188 | / |
| Njanje | 67 | 1,202 | / |
| Ngenje | 67 | 789 | / |
| Nyongi | 67 | 233 | / |
| Nyanji | 67 | 204 | / |
| Njonji | 67 | 141 | / |
| Nyanye | 67 | 108 | / |
| Ninjee | 67 | 61 | / |
| Nhenje | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nyanhe | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nionge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Neonji | 67 | 27 | / |
| Neunje | 67 | 19 | / |
| Nenjie | 67 | 18 | / |
| Noinge | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyanie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Neanje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nhinje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nionji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nenjeh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njonja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nenjer | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nninje | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gnenje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ninije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nenyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neynie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nenjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naynie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyonyohee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nynies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nienje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ninjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ninjeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njonie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyonje
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