Nyakawa Surname
Approximately 170 people bear this surname
Nyakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 120 | 1:384,832 | 21,900 |
| Zimbabwe | 48 | 1:321,630 | 31,533 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyakawa (120) may also be a first name.
Nyakawa Demographics
Nyakawa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakawa is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakawa are found; 71 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakawa is also the 852,104th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 120 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 384,832. In Kenya Nyakawa is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 93 percent live, Nyamira County, where 3 percent live and Kiambu County, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya Nyakawa occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 28 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Nyakawa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyakawa last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakaswa | 93 | 117 | / |
| Nyakahwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkawa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakachwa | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyakowa | 86 | 828 | / |
| Nyakawo | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nyokawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnakawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakava | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakochwa | 75 | 21 | / |
| Nyakahuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niokawa | 71 | 309 | / |
| Nyakova | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nyakavi | 71 | 22 | / |
| Nyakowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakahamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Niakaba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakavhi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyakasvo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyankova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Neakowau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyakhavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakhova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njokanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gnakouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakomwe | 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 Nyakawa
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