Nyakina Surname

162,212th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,2321:37,4844,006
DR Congo1,0881:67,9048,002
Tanzania2771:191,12516,438
Russia751:1,921,641121,498
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Nyakina (779) may also be a first name.

Nyakina Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyakina Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Nyakina (Russian: Някина) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakina? popularity and diffusion

Nyakina is the 162,212th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,717,206 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nyakina live; 56 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nyakina is also the 293,989th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 779 people.

Nyakina is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,232 people, or 1 in 37,484. In Kenya Nyakina is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 63 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 19 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Kenya this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 41 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Nyakina Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyakina last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakinga9392/
Nyakhina9322/
Nyaykina9317/
Nyakin92107/
Neiyakina881/
Niakina8630/
Nyaskin861/
Nyaykin861/
Nyakino861/
Nyakien861/
Nyakn831/
Nyakenga804/
Ngnakina802/
Nyachina801/
Nyaken779/
Nyokin777/
Niakin773/
Nyakng771/
Nyakiongo755/
Niashkina751/
Nyakeno71211/
Njiakin7122/
Nyokien7111/
Nyoking7111/
Niakien718/
Neokina716/
Nyakene712/
Nyacino712/
Niakena711/
Gnatkin710/
Nyachena6718/
Niachina675/
Gnakn674/
Nyachino671/
Nyokchin671/

Nyakina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyakina in the Russian language
Някинаnakina-

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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 Nyakina
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