Kyakwi Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Kyakwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kyakwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Kyakwi (30) may also be a first name.

Kyakwi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kyakwi occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyakwi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kyakwi reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kyakwi is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used given name throughout the world, held by 30 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Borno, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kyakwe83612/
Kyakui831/
Kihakwi77172/
Kajyakwa711/
Kyaakkwa711/
Kaayakwa711/
Kyokwe67372/
Kiakwa6727/
Kyokui6719/
Kyagwe679/
Kiakwe671/
Kyacwa671/
Kyagbi671/
Khiankwai671/

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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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  • 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 Kyakwi
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