Nyakana Surname

221,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyakana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1,4601:26,7393,738
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Tanzania1341:395,08728,090
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349

Nyakana (84) may also be a first name.

Nyakana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakana occurs in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 221,950th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,967,091 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakana reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 84 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 1,460 people, or 1 in 26,739. In Uganda it is most common in: Kabarole District, where 30 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 19 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found. Other than Uganda this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 7 percent are found.

Nyakana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nyakana last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nyakana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.73% less than the national average, earning R 74,316 per year and in United States they earn 38.76% more than the national average, earning $59,875 USD per year.

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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 Nyakana
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