Nyugu Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Nyugu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
Nyugu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyugu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyugu occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyugu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyugu is the 2,034,059th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Nyugu are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Nyugu is mostly found in: Benue, where 85 percent live, Ebonyi, where 10 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 38 percent live and Tanzania, where 15 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyungu | 91 | 2,379 | / |
| Nyougou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Nhuyugu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Njugu | 80 | 959 | / |
| Niugu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nh'uyugu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njungu | 73 | 1,181 | / |
| Niungu | 73 | 145 | / |
| Njugus | 73 | 5 | / |
| Njuguz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Njuugu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njugou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gnougou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Njugush | 67 | 11 | / |
| Njougou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nojungu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njeugou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nujungu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njoungou | 62 | 11 | / |
| Gnougheu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Najjungu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nehougou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngnougou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njuigheu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njoughou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njogu | 60 | 40,895 | / |
| Neogu | 60 | 6 | / |
| Nehoungou | 57 | 3 | / |
| Gnougouhe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Ngnougueu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njoguh | 55 | 4 | / |
| Naiogu | 55 | 4 | / |
| Najogu | 55 | 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
- 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 Nyugu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis