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
Nyaken is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyaken? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nyaken is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Nyaken are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 115 people.
Nyaken is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Nyaken is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Liberia Nyaken is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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