Nyakazi Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Nyakazi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Nyakazi Demographics
Nyakazi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakazi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakazi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakazi is most common in Kenya. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakazi? popularity and diffusion
Nyakazi is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakazi live; 74 percent live in East Africa and 74 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Embu County, where 97 percent live, Meru County, where 2 percent live and Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kenya this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 24 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.
Nyakazi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakazzi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyakazai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyathkazi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyattkazi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaza | 86 | 1,025 | / |
| Njakazi | 86 | 688 | / |
| Nyokazi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaci | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakodzi | 80 | 23 | / |
| Nyakazee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njyakasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noyokazi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njakasi | 71 | 117 | / |
| Nyakace | 71 | 28 | / |
| Njakaze | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njakaasi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nyakasea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Njjakasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnokazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhoza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakaise | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njakase | 57 | 8 | / |
| Nyakoge | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoce | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niakadje | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nyacouza | 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 Nyakazi
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