Nyaken Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Nyaken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
Nyaken (115) may also be a first name.
Nyaken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyaken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyaken is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyaken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyaken live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 115 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent reside. Besides Liberia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakene | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyakien | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyakn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyakin | 83 | 107 | / |
| Nyakem | 83 | 40 | / |
| Niaken | 83 | 13 | / |
| Nyoken | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nyakng | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nyakina | 77 | 2,682 | / |
| Niakene | 77 | 12 | / |
| Nyokien | 77 | 11 | / |
| Niakien | 77 | 8 | / |
| Njiaken | 77 | 2 | / |
| Neeaken | 77 | 2 | / |
| Niakeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njakeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Njeaken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyachen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaskin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gnakn | 73 | 4 | / |
| Nyaykina | 71 | 17 | / |
| Njiakeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neahoken | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nyokin | 67 | 7 | / |
| Njoken | 67 | 4 | / |
| Niakin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Neiyakina | 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 Nyaken
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