Kiyaka Surname
Approximately 808 people bear this surname
Kiyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 515 | 1:89,670 | 8,074 |
| Uganda | 126 | 1:309,836 | 21,278 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Kiyaka (72) may also be a first name.
Kiyaka Demographics
Kiyaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Kiyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kiyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kiyaka is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kiyaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 427,422nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 9,019,240 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kiyaka live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Kiyaka is also the 1,143,416th most commonly occurring forename on earth, held by 72 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is borne by 515 people, or 1 in 89,670. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 37 percent live, Nyamira County, where 35 percent live and Nairobi County, where 23 percent live. Outside of Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.
Kiyaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally 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
- 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 Kiyaka
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