Namyaka Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Namyaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 78 | 1:500,504 | 28,682 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Namyaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Namyaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Namyaka is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Namyaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,849,867th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Namyaka reside; 79 percent reside in East Africa and 78 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 500,504. In Uganda Namyaka is most common in: Kibaale District, where 42 percent live, Rakai District, where 18 percent live and Kampala District, where 12 percent live. Barring Uganda Namyaka is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent live and Kenya, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngamiaka | 80 | 31 | / |
| Namayoka | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nnameaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamyako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Namuyoka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngamjiaka | 75 | 3 | / |
| Namioka | 71 | 3,811 | / |
| Nemyako | 71 | 30 | / |
| Nameoka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Namyaco | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namiaca | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namaijakai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namayoko | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ngamiako | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namayoke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Namaijaki | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nomiake | 57 | 5 | / |
| Nomjaki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nomyoko | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nomeoka | 57 | 1 | / |
| Namiache | 53 | 6 | / |
| Ngomiako | 53 | 2 | / |
| Namihoko | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nahmiache | 50 | 14 | / |
| Namehaque | 50 | 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 Namyaka
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