Nyakane Surname

126,313th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Nyakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8561:18,9702,397
Lesotho6381:3,186544
Zimbabwe541:285,89329,291
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England51:11,143,612252,590
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyakane (183) may also be a first name.

Nyakane Last Name Facts

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

Nyakane (Marathi: नैकाने) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakane? popularity and diffusion

It is the 126,313th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,024,881 people. The last name Nyakane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 673,127th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 183 people.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,856 people, or 1 in 18,970. In South Africa Nyakane is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Free State, where 15 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Nyakane Last Name Statistics demography

Nyakane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.78% less than the national average, earning R 152,616 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakhane9346/
Nyakanea9341/
Nyakana861,837/
Nyakani8697/
Nyokane8669/
Nyakone8613/
Niakane864/
Nhakane861/
Neakane861/
Njakane861/
Nyakaana80865/
Nyakangi80845/
Nyatkani8082/
Nyakanyi8027/
Njakanje809/
Nyakanna807/
Nnyakana802/
Nyakonge802/
Nyakoune801/
Nyakan'gi751/
Nnyakaana751/
Nayyakani751/
Nyokana712,236/
Niokane71734/
Nyakoni71422/
Niakani71397/
Gnokane7152/
Nyakona7128/
Nyokani7127/
Nhokane7110/
Nyokone7110/
Njakana718/
Njakani718/
Gnakani713/
Nyakony711/
Njokane711/
Nyaykounge711/
Niakana711/
Nyokangi67155/
Niaakani6769/
Niockane679/
Nyakonyo674/
Nyokanna671/
Gnakonhe671/
Nyakuony671/
Nyakouna671/
Nyakoona671/
Nyakonyi671/
Nihakani671/
Niakhani671/

Nyakane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyakane in the Marathi language
नैकानेnaikane-

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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 Nyakane
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