Nyakangi Surname
Approximately 845 people bear this surname
Nyakangi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 845 | 1:54,651 | 5,465 |
Nyakangi (150) may also be a first name.
Nyakangi Demographics
Nyakangi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakangi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakangi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakangi is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakangi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 412,606th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,624,315 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakangi live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 64 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakangi is also the 752,187th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 150 people.
This last name is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 845 people, or 1 in 54,651. In Kenya Nyakangi is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 57 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 34 percent are found and Migori County, where 6 percent are found.
Nyakangi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Nyakangi surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakang'i | 94 | 184 | / |
| Nyakan'gi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyakani | 93 | 97 | / |
| Nyakanga | 88 | 695 | / |
| Nyokangi | 88 | 155 | / |
| Nyatkani | 88 | 82 | / |
| Nyakanyi | 88 | 27 | / |
| Nyokang'i | 82 | 128 | / |
| Nyakang'a | 82 | 10 | / |
| Nyakaanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nayyakani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyokangih | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakane | 80 | 3,599 | / |
| Nyakana | 80 | 1,837 | / |
| Nyakoni | 80 | 422 | / |
| Niakani | 80 | 397 | / |
| Nyokani | 80 | 27 | / |
| Njakani | 80 | 8 | / |
| Gnakani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyakage | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakahanga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonga | 75 | 3,453 | / |
| Nyakaana | 75 | 865 | / |
| Niaakani | 75 | 69 | / |
| Nyakhane | 75 | 46 | / |
| Nyakanea | 75 | 41 | / |
| Nyakanna | 75 | 7 | / |
| Nyokanga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaiga | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyakonge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nnyakana | 75 | 2 | / |
| Niakanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niakhani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nihakani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gnakagui | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niazkhani | 71 | 228 | / |
| Najhakani | 71 | 23 | / |
| Gnakongni | 71 | 9 | / |
| Gnokangui | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakagaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnyakaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehakhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakougni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokana | 67 | 2,236 | / |
| Nyokane | 67 | 69 | / |
| Nyakona | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nyakone | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyokoni | 67 | 11 | / |
| Njakana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Niakane | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyaykounge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njakane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakony | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuong'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neakane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhakane | 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 Nyakangi
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