Nyakosi Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Nyakosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nyakosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakosi is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyakosi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakosi is the 3,100,440th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname Nyakosi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakosi are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 38 people, or 1 in 406,269. In Zimbabwe Nyakosi is mostly found in: Mashonaland East Province, where 63 percent live, Harare Province, where 34 percent live and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Uganda, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakgosi | 93 | 24 | / |
| Nyakossi | 93 | 7 | / |
| Nyakotsi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakgosi | 88 | 16 | / |
| Nyakasi | 86 | 189 | / |
| Nyakose | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nyakusi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nyakosa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyokosi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyokosei | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nyakhusi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Nyakashi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyakosha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakochi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njyakasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakosse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakusei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnakossi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakousse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Njakasi | 71 | 117 | / |
| Nyokose | 71 | 80 | / |
| Njakusi | 71 | 65 | / |
| Nyakuse | 71 | 49 | / |
| Nyakasa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Niokosi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakoce | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakutse | 67 | 507 | / |
| Njakaasi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Nyakasha | 67 | 31 | / |
| Nyokosha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Gnakosse | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyakasea | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakashe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakazzi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakusha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njjakasi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njokuosi | 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 Nyakosi
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