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
The last name Nyakanga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakanga? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 480,002nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,485,678 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 168 people.
Nyakanga is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 146,248. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent are found, Mara Region, where 0 percent are found and Shinyanga Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania Nyakanga exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 24 percent are found and Kenya, where 17 percent are found.
Nyakanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyakanga last name is principally 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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