Nyakandi Surname
Approximately 143 people bear this surname
Nyakandi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 135 | 1:114,357 | 15,590 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyakandi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakandi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakandi occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakandi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,478,479th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Nyakandi occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyakandi live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 135 people, or 1 in 114,357. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 41 percent reside, Harare Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakanda | 88 | 439 | / |
| Nyakondi | 88 | 34 | / |
| Nyakande | 88 | 22 | / |
| Gnakandi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunda | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunde | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakasinde | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyakonda | 75 | 782 | / |
| Nyakonde | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njakande | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuonda | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nyakotende | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhacande | 63 | 5 | / |
| Gnakounde | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyokotende | 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 Nyakandi
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