Banyako Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Banyako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Banyako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Banyako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Banyako has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Banyako? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Banyako live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,198,173. In Kenya Banyako is mostly concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent live, Uasin Gishu County, where 9 percent live and Vihiga County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banyoko | 86 | 17 | / |
| Banyaka | 86 | 11 | / |
| Bonyako | 86 | 5 | / |
| Banjako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boonyako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banyakad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Banyacká | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhanyakau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Banjoko | 71 | 4,526 | / |
| Bonyoko | 71 | 266 | / |
| Banyoka | 71 | 117 | / |
| Bonyaka | 71 | 55 | / |
| Baniaka | 71 | 37 | / |
| Bagnaka | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bonjako | 71 | 14 | / |
| Banyoco | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boniako | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bagnasco | 67 | 6,139 | / |
| Boniakos | 67 | 42 | / |
| Boniakou | 67 | 16 | / |
| Baniakas | 67 | 13 | / |
| Banijoko | 67 | 8 | / |
| Banjakha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baunjoko | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baniokou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Banjokoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boonyaka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bogniako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bagniaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bainjoko | 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
- 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 Banyako
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