Nyakose Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nyakose Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakose Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Nyakose Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakose is found most in Tanzania. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakose? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakose reside; 82 percent reside in East Africa and 82 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Nyakose occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

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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 Nyakose
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