Nyacheo Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyacheo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyacheo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1281:360,78021,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyacheo Demographics

Nyacheo Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 4 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyacheo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyacheo is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyacheo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyacheo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,581,912th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyacheo are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 52 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Kenya, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 360,780. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 48 percent live, Kisii County, where 47 percent live and Kericho County, where 3 percent live. Apart from Kenya this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.

Nyacheo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyachieo931,784/
Nyhachieo884/
Nyachio861,260/
Nyachyo86137/
Nyachijo801/
Nyageo7764/
Nyachia7124/
Nyochyo711/
Gnazeo621/
Nyadzyo576/
Neochea571/
Njochio571/
Njahchia531/
Gnazehou531/
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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 Nyacheo
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