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 last name Nyonji is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyonji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Nyonji live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent 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 reside, Muranga County, where 2 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Nyonji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyonji last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyanjuis711/
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Nyangi676,299/
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Ngenji6792/
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Nenjie6718/
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Nianji674/
Ninyoi674/
Ninjit674/
Nyonye674/
Nainji674/
Njonja674/
Ninjoi673/
Nenjip673/
Ninjip672/
Nhenji672/
Naynie671/
Neunji671/
Nhonhi671/
Nionje671/
Nyogne671/
Nynies671/
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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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