Nyakuna Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyakuna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakuna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe1831:84,36212,279
Kenya81:5,772,48850,256
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Nyakuna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyakuna has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakuna live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Nyakuna is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 84,362. In Zimbabwe Nyakuna is mostly concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 91 percent live, Harare Province, where 7 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 1 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 4 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakunga935,071/
Nyakouna931/
Nyakunha931/
Nyakaunga881/
Nyakuni864,379/
Nyakuno8692/
Nyakune8632/
Nyakona8628/
Niakuna8621/
Nyakuny863/
Nyakungo80130/
Nyakonah809/
Nyakunyi802/
Gnakouna801/
Nyakoune801/
Nyakoona801/
Nyakunei801/
Nyakougni751/
Nyakoni71422/
Nyakono7158/
Nyakone7113/
Njakona712/
Nyakony711/
Njakune711/
Nyacuni711/
Nyaykounge711/
Nyokona711/
Nehakunj6717/
Njakunje671/
Nyakonyi671/
Nyakoene671/
Niakounou6312/
Nyokoni5711/
Nyokone5710/
Nyokony571/
Nhacune571/
Nyacono571/
Nyokono571/
Niakonhi532/

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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 Nyakuna
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