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
The surname Nyakowa is most common in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakowa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakowa is the 419,303rd most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,801,384 people. Nyakowa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakowa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nyakowa is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 21 people.
The surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 784 people, or 1 in 58,903. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 67 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 18 percent reside and Vihiga County, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Nyakowa occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Nyakowa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily 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
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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 Nyakowa
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