Nyakobosa Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakobosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakobosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754

Nyakobosa (45) may also be a first name.

Nyakobosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakobosa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakobosa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. Nyakobosa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakobosa are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakobosa is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.

It is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is held by 102 people, or 1 in 452,744. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Migori County, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 8 percent reside.

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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 Nyakobosa
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