Nyakoon Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyakoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia341:129,6639,726
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Nyakoon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyakoon is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakoon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Nyakoon occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Nyakoon are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Nyakoon is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 129,663. In Liberia Nyakoon is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 62 percent live, Grand Bassa County, where 29 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 3 percent live. Not including Liberia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyahkoon934/
Nyakon9237/
Nyakuon864/
Nyokoon861/
Nyahkon861/
Nyatkong802/
Nyokoong801/
Nyakoune801/
Nyokon77245/
Nyakan77158/
Nyacon771/
Njakon771/
Nyackoung751/
Nyokone7110/
Nyockon718/
Nyakhan715/
Ngnakon712/
Niakoun712/
Nhaykon712/
Nyokkon711/
Nhaikon711/
Gnakong711/
Nyakhane6746/
Nieokoon674/
Nyazkhan672/
Naiyakan671/
Gnaykong671/
Gnakonhe671/
Ngnakoun671/
Najokuon671/

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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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  • 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 Nyakoon
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