Kinyaka Surname
Approximately 334 people bear this surname
Kinyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 234 | 1:226,246 | 18,784 |
| Kenya | 54 | 1:855,183 | 32,488 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
Kinyaka (33) may also be a first name.
Kinyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinyaka (Russian: Киняка) is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinyaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 828,895th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 21,819,000 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kinyaka reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kinyaka is also the 1,807,719th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.
The last name Kinyaka is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 226,246. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Dodoma Region, where 73 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 24 percent are found and Mara Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyoka | 86 | 1,100 | / |
| Kinyaki | 86 | 101 | / |
| Kinyake | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kinjaka | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kenyaka | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cinyaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinyako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinyakui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinhake | 71 | 625 | / |
| Kinioka | 71 | 331 | / |
| Kinyoki | 71 | 116 | / |
| Kinyoko | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kenyaki | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kinyoke | 71 | 3 | / |
| Cinyoka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinyako | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenyake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinyokie | 67 | 160 | / |
| Kenjakka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Keniakau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kiniakou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenyakeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinioska | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinyokei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinyokaa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kinioko | 57 | 147 | / |
| Kinioki | 57 | 21 | / |
| Kenjake | 57 | 6 | / |
| Kinhoke | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kinioca | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kignoke | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kenjoka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Chinjoka | 53 | 455 | / |
| Kenjoska | 53 | 8 | / |
| Chinyoko | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kiniokeu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Kenjakyi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chinyache | 50 | 1 | / |
| Quinaioca | 50 | 1 | / |
Kinyaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kinyaka in the Russian language | ||
| Киняка | kinaka | - |
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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 Kinyaka
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