Nyakanga Surname
Approximately 695 people bear this surname
Nyakanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 362 | 1:146,248 | 13,342 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Kenya | 115 | 1:401,564 | 22,499 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Cameroon | 15 | 1:1,384,605 | 80,726 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyakanga (168) may also be a first name.
Nyakanga Demographics
Nyakanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakanga is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyakanga.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakanga? popularity and diffusion
Nyakanga is the 480,002nd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,485,678 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakanga live; 70 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyakanga is also the 705,855th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 168 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 146,248. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live, Mara Region, where 0 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 0 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 17 percent live.
Nyakanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyakanga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakang'a | 94 | 10 | / |
| Nyakangah | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nyakhanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaanga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunga | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyakana | 93 | 1,837 | / |
| Nyakaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakasenga | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nyakaninga | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nyakahanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyakanenga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonga | 88 | 3,453 | / |
| Nyakango | 88 | 910 | / |
| Nyakaana | 88 | 865 | / |
| Nyakangi | 88 | 845 | / |
| Nyakanea | 88 | 41 | / |
| Nyakanna | 88 | 7 | / |
| Nyokanga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaiga | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nnyakana | 88 | 2 | / |
| Niakanga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakang'o | 82 | 435 | / |
| Nyakang'i | 82 | 184 | / |
| Nnyakaana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakan'go | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakan'gi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyokana | 80 | 2,236 | / |
| Njakana | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nyakano | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nyakago | 80 | 2 | / |
| Niakana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakahango | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyakuong'a | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyakongo | 75 | 541 | / |
| Nyokangi | 75 | 155 | / |
| Nyakamha | 75 | 81 | / |
| Nyakeiga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyakonge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Neakhana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyokanna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyokang'i | 71 | 128 | / |
| Nyokangih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakono | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nhakano | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nyakona | 67 | 28 | / |
| Gnacaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykounge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakogo | 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 Nyakanga
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