Nyagaka Surname

55,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyagaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyagaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya9,1551:5,044711
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyagaka (1,751) may also be a first name.

Nyagaka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyagaka is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyagaka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyagaka is the 55,384th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 794,456 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyagaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyagaka is also the 183,066th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 1,751 people.

This surname is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 9,155 people, or 1 in 5,044. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kisii County, where 49 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 15 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.

Nyagaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Nyagaka surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Nyagaka earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.56% more than the national average, earning $49,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyangaka93608/
Nyagakah931/
Nyangakaa884/
Nyangakau882/
Nyagaki86247/
Nyagake8619/
Nyangoka80341/
Nyangake80139/
Nyangaki8013/
Nyangako801/
Nyongakah751/
Nyagoko7182/
Nyangoko67556/
Nyagachi6734/
Nyangoki676/
Nyagache675/
Nyangoke674/
Niangoka671/
Nyakgoke671/
Nyang'oki6310/
Nyongoki5310/
Nyong'oki5034/

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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 Nyagaka
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