Nyakun Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Nyakun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 21 | 1:209,930 | 13,691 |
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Nyakun (15,262) may also be a first name.
Nyakun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakun Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakun is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Nyakun reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 45,856th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 15,262 people.
It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia Nyakun is most frequent in: Montserrado County, where 38 percent reside, Sinoe County, where 33 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 24 percent reside. Other than Liberia Nyakun occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 17 percent reside and Uganda, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakund | 92 | 6 | / |
| Nyakung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakun | 92 | 1 | / |
| Naiyakun | 86 | 169 | / |
| Nyakusin | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoune | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakon | 83 | 37 | / |
| Niakun | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nyokun | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nyakunova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyackoung | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakunowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Niakoun | 77 | 2 | / |
| Njakune | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyahkon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyahkoon | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakusim | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngnakoun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokon | 67 | 245 | / |
| Njokun | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nyacon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njakon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngnakoung | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyockon | 62 | 8 | / |
| Nyokkon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nyokoon | 62 | 1 | / |
| Njacheun | 57 | 11 | / |
| Ngnakoum | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njokum | 50 | 52 | / |
| Niokon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Njokon | 50 | 1 | / |
| Niacon | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Nyakun
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