Nyakeke Surname
Approximately 275 people bear this surname
Nyakeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 167 | 1:317,016 | 24,066 |
| Kenya | 102 | 1:452,744 | 23,898 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyakeke Demographics
Nyakeke Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakeke is found most in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakeke? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakeke is the 950,707th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakeke live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 317,016. In Tanzania Nyakeke is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 95 percent live, Tabora Region, where 2 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Tanzania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 37 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Nyakeke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyakeke last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaakeke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyakcek | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakekyo | 80 | 93 | / |
| Nyakakea | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaake | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakokea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakayke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaike | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakec | 77 | 8 | / |
| Nyokek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyacek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakiki | 71 | 152 | / |
| Nyakakhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakaiki | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyacheki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakikyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyachike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaiski | 63 | 30 | / |
| Nyakaikyi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gnakik | 62 | 1 | / |
| Niakik | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njakake | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niakaki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyacaaki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyacakyi | 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 Nyakeke
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