Nyakano Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyakano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432

Nyakano (11) may also be a first name.

Nyakano Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakano has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Nyakano occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakano reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Nyakano is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent live, Kisii County, where 25 percent live and Kwale County, where 25 percent live. Beside Kenya it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakango93910/
Nyakan'go881/
Nyakana861,837/
Nyakeno86211/
Nyakono8658/
Nhakano8635/
Nyakahango822/
Nyakaana80865/
Nyakanga80695/
Nyakongo80541/
Nyakanna807/
Nnyakana802/
Nyakangah753/
Nyakhanga751/
Nyaakanga751/
Nyakaanga751/
Nnyakaana751/
Nyakaunga751/
Nyokana712,236/
Nyakona7128/
Njakana718/
Niakana711/
Gnakono711/
Nyakahanga711/
Nhokano711/
Nyokono711/
Nyacono711/
Nyakonga673,453/
Nyakamha6781/
Nyakonah679/
Nyokanga674/
Ngnakono671/
Niakanga671/
Nyakoona671/
Nyakouna671/
Nyokanna671/
Neakhana671/
Niakounou6312/
Njakona572/
Niakena571/
Njokamna532/
Njokanna531/
Gnakouna531/

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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 Nyakano
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