Nyakecho Surname
Approximately 5,260 people bear this surname
Nyakecho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,259 | 1:7,423 | 1,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyakecho (11) may also be a first name.
Nyakecho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakecho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakecho occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyakecho.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakecho? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 91,027th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,385,465 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakecho live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 11 people.
This last name is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 5,259 people, or 1 in 7,423. In Uganda Nyakecho is primarily concentrated in: Tororo District, where 30 percent are found, Bugiri District, where 14 percent are found and Mayuge District, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaketcho | 94 | 8,602 | / |
| Nyakeicho | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nyakeecho | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyatkecho | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeco | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nyakettcho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyakethcho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyaaketcho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeeco | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakicho | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakethco | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyaketcha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Nyakojhjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakojjo | 63 | 16 | / |
| Nyaketsa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngniaketcha | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njachicho | 59 | 17 | / |
| Nyakoojjo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Ngnoketcha | 56 | 1 | / |
| Nyakija | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Nyakecho
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