Yaranyang Surname

945,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Yaranyang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaranyang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2531:182,52913,729
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482

Yaranyang (107) may also be a first name.

Yaranyang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaranyang occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaranyang? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 945,594th most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 26,308,830 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaranyang are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Yaranyang is also the 910,230th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 107 people.

Yaranyang is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 253 people, or 1 in 182,529. In Kenya it is mostly found in: West Pokot County, where 100 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya it exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent reside.

Yaranyang Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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
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  • 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 Yaranyang
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