Nyakowa Surname
Approximately 828 people bear this surname
Nyakowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 784 | 1:58,903 | 5,806 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyakowa (21) may also be a first name.
Nyakowa Demographics
Nyakowa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakowa is found most in Kenya. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyakowa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakowa is the 419,303rd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakowa are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nyakowa is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 21 people.
The surname Nyakowa is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 58,903. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Vihiga County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Nyakowa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Nyakowa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakhowa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakochwa | 88 | 21 | / |
| Nyagowa | 86 | 604 | / |
| Nyakawa | 86 | 170 | / |
| Nyakova | 86 | 23 | / |
| Nyakaswa | 80 | 117 | / |
| Nyankova | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nyangowa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Neakowau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nyakhova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnakouwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakahwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakov | 77 | 23 | / |
| Gnakow | 77 | 0 | / |
| Nyashkova | 75 | 52 | / |
| Nyakachwa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyak | 73 | 19,205 | / |
| Nyakobo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nyakawo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nyagova | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nyakhov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Niakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakcob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnakawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Nyack | 67 | 457 | / |
| Nyoak | 67 | 40 | / |
| Nyemkova | 67 | 27 | / |
| Gnatkova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Nyakk | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nyakasvo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Nyaik | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nyakh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nyank | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nyongowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Neankhow | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gnackova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gnoykova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Neokowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangkaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyaak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njankowo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhyak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niankoba | 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 Nyakowa
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