Nyakama Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyakama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3941:137,50715,895
Lesotho491:41,4816,991
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Nyakama (21) may also be a first name.

Nyakama Last Name Facts

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

Nyakama is found most in South Africa. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakama? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 640,141st most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,342,202 people. Nyakama is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakama reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyakama is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 137,507. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 46 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Nyakama occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 10 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.

Nyakama Last Name Statistics demography

Nyakama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.26% less than the national average, earning R 137,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakaima9386/
Nyakamha9381/
Nyakauma931/
Nyakaama931/
Nyakoma86466/
Nyakamo86125/
Njakama86105/
Nyakame8664/
Nyakami8633/
Nyokama861/
Gnakama861/
Niakama861/
Nyakouma80130/
Neahkama804/
Nnyakamo804/
Neakhama801/
Nyakomai801/
Nijaakama753/
Nyakome7123/
Niakami711/
Njakame711/
Gnakoma711/
Nyakomo711/
Njokama711/
Nhakoma711/
Njokamma671/
Nyakoume671/
Niakouma671/
Nyakoumou632/
Ngnakouma631/
Njakomo5722/
Neokamo574/
Njokoma573/
Njokame571/
Niokame571/
Njokuoma5342/
Nioykome531/
Niahkomi531/
Njokouma531/
Niakoumi531/
Gnoukomai501/

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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 Nyakama
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis