Nakyaya Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nakyaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakyaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nakyaya Last Name Facts

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

Nakyaya is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakyaya? popularity and diffusion

Nakyaya is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Nakyaya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakyaya live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 3,253,273. In Uganda Nakyaya is most frequent in: Luweero District, where 50 percent live, Kampala District, where 8 percent live and Kayunga District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakyayi8663/
Nakyaja8628/
Nakiaya8625/
Nakyeya8613/
Nakyoya864/
Nakyaye863/
Nakyaia861/
Nakyooya802/
Nakyaayi801/
Nakyaaja801/
Naketaya801/
Nakyoy771/
Nakyoyo71172/
Nakyeyo713/
Nakyawe713/
Nakyaji713/
Nakiiya713/
Nekhaiyaya712/
Nakiyya711/
Nakhyey711/
Naakiiya678/
Nakisuya673/
Nakyooyi672/
Nockyeya671/
Nakyejyo671/
Nakyaggi671/
Nakeeyya671/
Nakisaja671/
Nakihayo671/

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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 Nakyaya
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