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 most common in Zimbabwe. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakosi? popularity and diffusion
Nyakosi is the 3,100,440th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Nyakosi is predominantly 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 last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 406,269. In Zimbabwe Nyakosi is most frequent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 63 percent are found, Harare Province, where 34 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 3 percent are found. Besides Zimbabwe this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and Uganda, where 3 percent are found.
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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