Nyakuna Surname
Approximately 198 people bear this surname
Nyakuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 183 | 1:84,362 | 12,279 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nyakuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakuna is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakuna are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 84,362. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Mashonaland East Province, where 91 percent live, Harare Province, where 7 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 1 percent live. Besides Zimbabwe it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakunga | 93 | 5,071 | / |
| Nyakouna | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakunha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakaunga | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuni | 86 | 4,379 | / |
| Nyakuno | 86 | 92 | / |
| Nyakune | 86 | 32 | / |
| Nyakona | 86 | 28 | / |
| Niakuna | 86 | 21 | / |
| Nyakuny | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyakungo | 80 | 130 | / |
| Nyakonah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nyakunyi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnakouna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoona | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakunei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakougni | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoni | 71 | 422 | / |
| Nyakono | 71 | 58 | / |
| Nyakone | 71 | 13 | / |
| Njakona | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakony | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njakune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyacuni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykounge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyokona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehakunj | 67 | 17 | / |
| Njakunje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakounou | 63 | 12 | / |
| Nyokoni | 57 | 11 | / |
| Nyokone | 57 | 10 | / |
| Nyokony | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhacune | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyacono | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyokono | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niakonhi | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Nyakuna
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