Nyakaru Surname
Approximately 460 people bear this surname
Nyakaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 432 | 1:106,898 | 9,202 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Nyakaru (61) may also be a first name.
Nyakaru Demographics
Nyakaru Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakaru is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakaru is the 655,080th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakaru are found; 94 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyakaru is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 61 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 106,898. In Kenya Nyakaru is most common in: Kisii County, where 32 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 28 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Nyakaru is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 6 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
Nyakaru Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyakaru last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakairu | 93 | 1,437 | / |
| Nyakauru | 93 | 413 | / |
| Nyokaru | 86 | 478 | / |
| Njakaru | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyakoru | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeiru | 80 | 14 | / |
| Niakarou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaruhije | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nyakourou | 75 | 8 | / |
| N'Yakourou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokoru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokorou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakourou | 63 | 45 | / |
| Gniakourou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Njokoru | 57 | 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 Nyakaru
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