Nyakor Surname
Approximately 448 people bear this surname
Nyakor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyakor (12,244) may also be a first name.
Nyakor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakor is found most in Ghana. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakor? popularity and diffusion
Nyakor is the 668,257th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 16,266,844 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakor are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyakor is also the 53,419th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 12,244 people.
It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyaakor | 92 | 31 | / |
| Nyakhor | 92 | 18 | / |
| Nyakoor | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykhor | 86 | 19 | / |
| Nyakeore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhore | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyokor | 83 | 78 | / |
| Nyakur | 83 | 23 | / |
| Njakor | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nyakar | 83 | 4 | / |
| Neakor | 83 | 3 | / |
| Nyakehore | 80 | 76 | / |
| Nyakorowa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nyaykhore | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nyahakore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakorova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njeakor | 77 | 89 | / |
| Nyaykar | 77 | 5 | / |
| Njiakor | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nyokore | 77 | 1 | / |
| Noyokor | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykare | 71 | 19 | / |
| Naiyakar | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nayyakar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Naayakar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niakar | 67 | 92 | / |
| Nyakurova | 67 | 73 | / |
| Njokor | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nyakurowa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Nyahatkar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nhejiakor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neakar | 67 | 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 Nyakor
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