Nyakano Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Nyakano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
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 is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakano? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakano is the 6,723,624th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Nyakano is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakano are found; 50 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 25 percent live, Kisii County, where 25 percent live and Kwale County, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakango | 93 | 910 | / |
| Nyakan'go | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakana | 86 | 1,837 | / |
| Nyakeno | 86 | 211 | / |
| Nyakono | 86 | 58 | / |
| Nhakano | 86 | 35 | / |
| Nyakahango | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyakaana | 80 | 865 | / |
| Nyakanga | 80 | 695 | / |
| Nyakongo | 80 | 541 | / |
| Nyakanna | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nnyakana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakangah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyakhanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaanga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nnyakaana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyokana | 71 | 2,236 | / |
| Nyakona | 71 | 28 | / |
| Njakana | 71 | 8 | / |
| Niakana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnakono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakahanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nhokano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyacono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonga | 67 | 3,453 | / |
| Nyakamha | 67 | 81 | / |
| Nyakonah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyokanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngnakono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyokanna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neakhana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakounou | 63 | 12 | / |
| Njakona | 57 | 2 | / |
| Niakena | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njokamna | 53 | 2 | / |
| Njokanna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gnakouna | 53 | 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 Nyakano
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