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 more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Nyakeya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakeya? popularity and diffusion
Nyakeya is the 591,720th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakeya are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 70 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakeya is also the 873,022nd most widely held given name world-wide, held by 115 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 491 people, or 1 in 94,053. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 73 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 20 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Nyakeya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly 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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