Nyaika Surname

364,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nyaika Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyaika Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3971:98,3369,925
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyaika (10) may also be a first name.

Nyaika Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyaika is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyaika? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 364,266th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,353,729 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyaika live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyaika is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 98,336. In Uganda Nyaika is mostly concentrated in: Kabarole District, where 23 percent are found, Hoima District, where 19 percent are found and Kampala District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Uganda Nyaika is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 32 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyayika924/
Nyahika922/
Nyayieka86107/
Nyaiki838/
Nyaike834/
Nyaiko831/
Nyahiki774/
Nyayoka772/
Nyaikoy771/
Nyaicai771/
Nyayiki771/
Nyoike676,277/
Nyaeke67328/
Nyoiky673/
Neaiki671/
Neaica670/
Nyayoko62227/
Nyayoki622/
Nyayoke621/
Niayoka621/
Niaikoo621/
Nyayichi571/
Nyoyioko571/
Neaico504/
Nyoica501/

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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 Nyaika
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