Nyonji Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyonji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyonji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya611:757,04831,106
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyonji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyonji occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyonji click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyonji? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nyonji are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kiambu County, where 92 percent are found, Muranga County, where 2 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Nyonji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyanji83204/
Njonji83141/
Nyonie83141/
Neonji8327/
Nionji834/
Nyonja831/
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Nyonjay7750/
Nyoniyo777/
Nayonja775/
Nyamnji774/
Njonjie773/
Njionji772/
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Nyongih771/
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Nenji73605/
Ninji73243/
Nynie731/
Nyonniyo714/
Nyamnjih711/
Njionjip711/
Nyahanji711/
Nyanjuis711/
Njanji677,923/
Nyanje676,879/
Nyangi676,299/
Nyanja672,197/
Njongi67410/
Nyonge67217/
Njonje67177/
Nnenji67129/
Ngenji6792/
Niongi6789/
Nhanji6756/
Ninjui6744/
Ninjio6724/
Nenjie6718/
Nyanie679/
Ninjai678/
Nianji674/
Ninyoi674/
Ninjit674/
Nyonye674/
Nainji674/
Njonja674/
Ninjoi673/
Nenjip673/
Ninjip672/
Nhenji672/
Naynie671/
Neunji671/
Nhonhi671/
Nionje671/
Nyogne671/
Nynies671/
Njonie671/
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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 Nyonji
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