Nyakagwa Surname
Approximately 531 people bear this surname
Nyakagwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 523 | 1:88,298 | 7,985 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyakagwa (102) may also be a first name.
Nyakagwa Demographics
Average Nyakagwa Salary in
United States
$16,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nyakagwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakagwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakagwa is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakagwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 588,441st most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,724,192 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakagwa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 935,178th most common forename globally, held by 102 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 88,298. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Nyamira County, where 53 percent are found, Kisii County, where 44 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Qatar, where 0 percent are found.
Nyakagwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Nyakagwa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakangwa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nyakacwa | 88 | 8 | / |
| Nyakakwa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkogwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakangba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuingwa | 78 | 10 | / |
| Nyakahakwa | 78 | 6 | / |
| Nyakokwe | 63 | 7 | / |
| Gnakague | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nehakongwi | 56 | 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 Nyakagwa
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