Nyakeya Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Nyakeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 491 | 1:94,053 | 8,387 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
Nyakeya (115) may also be a first name.
Nyakeya Demographics
Nyakeya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakeya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakeya is the 591,720th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name Nyakeya occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakeya live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 70 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most widely held given name in the world, held by 115 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 94,053. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 73 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 20 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Nyakeya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakieya | 93 | 117 | / |
| Nyakea | 92 | 54 | / |
| Nyakey | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyakeyo | 86 | 451 | / |
| Nyakuya | 86 | 311 | / |
| Nyakiya | 86 | 130 | / |
| Nyakaya | 86 | 81 | / |
| Nyokeya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyakeye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyakeyi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niakeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuoya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyakoyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuhya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoe | 77 | 2,001 | / |
| Nyakoa | 77 | 1,345 | / |
| Nyakai | 77 | 289 | / |
| Nyakaa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nyakeu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nyakie | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyakee | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nyakae | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyakoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyakue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakujaya | 75 | 10 | / |
| Nyakayaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakayaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoyo | 71 | 824 | / |
| Nyakaha | 71 | 117 | / |
| Nyakoyi | 71 | 92 | / |
| Nyakayi | 71 | 85 | / |
| Nyakoye | 71 | 16 | / |
| Nyakeji | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nyakait | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyakayo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyakoha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakaji | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakayu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyakuyo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyakiye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyakaja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyakhay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakowe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakuoa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakiyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyashskaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyakajo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyokaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakija | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| N'Yakie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njokeya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyacheyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooyi | 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 Nyakeya
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