Niakara Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Niakara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Niakara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso601:305,8685,402
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Niakara (12) may also be a first name.

Niakara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Niakara is borne by more people in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Niakara? popularity and diffusion

Niakara is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Niakara occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Niakara are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Mande Africa. Niakara is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 305,868. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 43 percent reside, Centre Region, where 35 percent reside and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 18 percent reside. Barring Burkina Faso this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakara86459/
Niokara8677/
Niakari8647/
Njakara8632/
Niakora862/
Niakaros8057/
Niakaris8022/
Nyakaira8013/
Niakarou801/
Nyakahara751,168/
Niazkhari7521/
Nyakaraha756/
Nyakaraya753/
Naiyakaro751/
Nyakarach751/
Nyakora71661/
Nyakari7185/
Nyakaro7171/
Niokare7135/
Nyakare7116/
Nyakahaara712/
Njakari711/
Gnakare711/
Nyaakahara711/
Neokara711/
Nyacara711/
Niakoro711/
Niacaris6785/
Nyakairo6730/
Nyaykare6719/
Nyakauro6710/
Nyakeera679/
Niakouri676/
Niakoury672/
Niacares672/
Nyakatre671/
Nyakairi671/
Nyatkari671/
Nyakoura671/
Nyakauri671/
Nyakhera671/

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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 Niakara
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