Nyakowe Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyakowe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakowe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Nyakowe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakowe is more commonly found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nyakowe.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakowe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakowe reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Nyakowe is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 7,719,120. In Zimbabwe Nyakowe is mostly found in: Harare Province, where 50 percent reside and Manicaland Province, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 25 percent reside and Kenya, where 25 percent reside.

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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 Nyakowe
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