Nyakayi Surname
Approximately 85 people bear this surname
Nyakayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 84 | 1:183,789 | 21,931 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyakayi (22) may also be a first name.
Nyakayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakayi is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakayi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakayi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Nyakayi is also the 2,301,746th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 22 people.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 84 people, or 1 in 183,789. In Zimbabwe Nyakayi is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 60 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 7 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakai | 92 | 289 | / |
| Nyakoyi | 86 | 92 | / |
| Nyakaya | 86 | 81 | / |
| Nhakayi | 86 | 17 | / |
| Nyakait | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nyakayo | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nyakaji | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nyakayu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nyakhay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyakeyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaiha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakooyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoa | 77 | 1,345 | / |
| Nyakoi | 77 | 319 | / |
| Njakai | 77 | 76 | / |
| Njakay | 77 | 65 | / |
| Nyakea | 77 | 54 | / |
| Nyakaa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nyakey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyakie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Niakai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyakae | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyakui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyakoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakujaya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nyakayaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakayaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoyo | 71 | 824 | / |
| Nyakeya | 71 | 527 | / |
| Nyakeyo | 71 | 451 | / |
| Nyakuya | 71 | 311 | / |
| Nyakiya | 71 | 130 | / |
| Nyokayo | 71 | 121 | / |
| Nyakaha | 71 | 117 | / |
| Njakaya | 71 | 52 | / |
| Nyokaye | 71 | 51 | / |
| Njokayi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nyakoye | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nyakeji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nyakoha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakuyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyakiye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyakaja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyakuoa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Niakhai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakajo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Njhakay | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyashskaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyakiyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyakoit | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyokaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakeye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakija | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeat | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Yakie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaquai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakieya | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nyakooja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakuoya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Naiyakij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuhya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoyah | 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 Nyakayi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis