Nyakeke Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyakeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1671:317,01624,066
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nyakeke Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyakeke Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nyakeke is most common in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. 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 common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 26,500,167 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakeke reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nyakeke is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 317,016. In Tanzania Nyakeke is primarily concentrated in: Mara Region, where 95 percent reside, Tabora Region, where 2 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania Nyakeke is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 37 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Nyakeke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyakekyo8093/
Nyakakea804/
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Nyakokea801/
Nyakayke801/
Nyakaike801/
Nyakec778/
Nyokek771/
Nyacek771/
Nyakiki71152/
Nyakakhe672/
Nyakaiki672/
Nyacheki671/
Nyakikyi671/
Nyachike671/
Nyakaiski6330/
Nyakaikyi631/
Gnakik621/
Niakik621/
Njakake571/
Niakaki571/
Nyacaaki531/
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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
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  • 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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