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 most common in Liberia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nyaken.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Nyaken occurs mostly 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 widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 115 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Nyaken is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Liberia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.
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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