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
The last name Nyakor is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 668,257th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakor reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyakor is also the 53,419th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 12,244 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 78,094. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found 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
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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 Nyakor
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