Nyakuba Surname
Approximately 1,515 people bear this surname
Nyakuba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 827 | 1:18,668 | 2,764 |
| DR Congo | 670 | 1:110,268 | 12,156 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyakuba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakuba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakuba has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 259,470th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 4,810,261 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakuba are found; 55 percent are found in Southern Africa and 55 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Nyakuba is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 827 people, or 1 in 18,668. In Zimbabwe Nyakuba is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 52 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 31 percent reside and Harare Province, where 17 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakuuba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyhakuba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakubaya | 88 | 373 | / |
| Nyakoubat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Nyakube | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nyakubi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyokuba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Niakuba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gnakouba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakobi | 71 | 79 | / |
| Nyakobo | 71 | 23 | / |
| Nyakobe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyokoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niakoba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gnacouba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyacoubou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Naijakumpa | 59 | 4 | / |
| Nyokobo | 57 | 21 | / |
| Njokubi | 57 | 17 | / |
| Nyokobi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njakobe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njoukoube | 50 | 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 Nyakuba
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