Nyakasi Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Nyakasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 128 | 1:413,606 | 29,126 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Zimbabwe | 23 | 1:671,228 | 49,171 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
Nyakasi Demographics
Nyakasi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakasi is found most in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakasi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakasi is the 1,231,034th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. Nyakasi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakasi reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 72 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 413,606. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Rukwa Region, where 97 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Nyakasi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 12 percent live.
Nyakasi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nyakasi last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakashi | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nyakaisi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Njyakasi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaishi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Njakasi | 86 | 117 | / |
| Nyakasa | 86 | 43 | / |
| Nyakosi | 86 | 40 | / |
| Nyakaci | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakase | 86 | 1 | / |
| Njakaasi | 80 | 58 | / |
| Nyakasha | 80 | 31 | / |
| Nyakgosi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Nyakossi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nyakasea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyakashe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakazzi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakotsi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njjakasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakgosi | 75 | 16 | / |
| Nyakatshe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nyakatchi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyakasaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakace | 71 | 28 | / |
| Nyakashaya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Nyakose | 71 | 11 | / |
| Njakase | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakosa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Niakasa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakashaja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokosi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njakasa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njakasoa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyokosei | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyakacye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakosha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnakossi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaqashe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakazee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakochi | 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 Nyakasi
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