Nyakunengwa Surname
Approximately 222 people bear this surname
Nyakunengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 211 | 1:73,167 | 10,843 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Nyakunengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakunengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakunengwa occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nyakunengwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakunengwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,101,507th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyakunengwa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Nyakunengwa is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 73,167. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Manicaland Province, where 52 percent reside, Harare Province, where 42 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakunangwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyakungwa | 90 | 42 | / |
| Nyakuchengwa | 87 | 10 | / |
| Nyakuingwa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Nyakanenga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakunyanga | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nkunangwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakanenga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkuneng | 78 | 24 | / |
| Nakneng | 78 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaninga | 76 | 2 | / |
| Ngunenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nkinenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nkenenga | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nkouneng | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyakanyanga | 73 | 723 | / |
| Nyaekeninga | 73 | 34 | / |
| Ngunangwa | 70 | 266 | / |
| Nakanengo | 70 | 48 | / |
| Naknonnga | 70 | 4 | / |
| Nakaninga | 70 | 3 | / |
| Ngounenga | 70 | 2 | / |
| Nakanonga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nakanweng | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nguenenga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nakananga | 70 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonongo | 67 | 123 | / |
| Naknong | 67 | 45 | / |
| Nkeneng | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nganeng | 67 | 8 | / |
| Naknang | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkaneng | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nganyangwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkunang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nawakhunaonga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nakanangwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakunanika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkounounga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoneng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuning | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokhunonga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakanungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncanyangwa | 67 | 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 Nyakunengwa
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