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 be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakana? popularity and diffusion

Nyakana is the 221,950th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,967,091 people. Nyakana is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakana are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 84 people.

Nyakana is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 1,460 people, or 1 in 26,739. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kabarole District, where 30 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 19 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Nyakana is found in 17 countries. It also occurs 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 surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the 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
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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 Nyakana
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