Nyakobe Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyakobe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakobe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyakobe Last Name Facts

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

Nyakobe is found most frequently in Zimbabwe. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Nyakobe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakobe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyakobe is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Nyakobe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakobe live; 75 percent live in Southern Africa and 75 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyakobe is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 2,573,040. In Zimbabwe Nyakobe is most common in: Mashonaland East Province, where 100 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and Kenya, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakabe8699/
Nyakobi8679/
Nyakoba868/
Nyakube862/
Njakobe861/
Nyakooba801/
Nyakuba711,515/
Nyakaba71435/
Nyakabi7114/
Nyokoba711/
Niakoba711/
Nyokobi711/
Nyakubi711/
Nyakuuba671/
Nyhakuba671/
Nyakampe671/
Nyakubaya63373/
Nyakabaya635/
Njoukoube631/
Nyokabi5718,587/
Niakaby579/
Niakabi576/
Niakaba571/
Niakuba571/
Njakaba571/
Njokuoba5315/
Nyakavhi5314/
Njokuobi539/
Nyokabii532/
Nyakampi532/
Nyakhavi532/
Nnyokabi531/
Nyokabis531/

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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
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  • 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 Nyakobe
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