Nyakande Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Nyakande Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Nyakande Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakande Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakande occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyakande click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakande? popularity and diffusion
Nyakande is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakande reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyakande is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 771,912. In Zimbabwe Nyakande is primarily found in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 50 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 45 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 5 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakaunde | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyakasinde | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyakanda | 88 | 439 | / |
| Nyakandi | 88 | 143 | / |
| Nyakonde | 88 | 1 | / |
| Njakande | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakotende | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonda | 75 | 782 | / |
| Nyakondi | 75 | 34 | / |
| Nhacande | 75 | 5 | / |
| Gnakandi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuonda | 71 | 18 | / |
| Gnakounde | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokotende | 67 | 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 Nyakande
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