Nyakia Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Nyakia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyakia (14) may also be a first name.
Nyakia Demographics
Nyakia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakia occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,348,199th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakia live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 90 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 14 people.
The last name Nyakia is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 144 people, or 1 in 367,650. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 85 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 5 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Nyakia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Nyakia surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakiha | 92 | 760 | / |
| Nyakija | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nyakiah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoyia | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyakayia | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyakuiya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Noyiakia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakio | 83 | 13,801 | / |
| Niakia | 83 | 9 | / |
| Nyokia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nnayeakia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyakyah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyokiah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakyo | 67 | 37 | / |
| Nyakeo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Njokia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niokia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyaquio | 62 | 6 | / |
| Njaakio | 62 | 5 | / |
| Nyakeho | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nyokyaa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyakojjo | 57 | 16 | / |
| Nyachijo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njahchia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoojjo | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nyokya | 50 | 14 | / |
| Njokio | 50 | 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 Nyakia
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