Nyakuni Surname
Approximately 4,379 people bear this surname
Nyakuni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4,063 | 1:9,608 | 1,628 |
| Kenya | 299 | 1:154,448 | 12,253 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nyakuni (52) may also be a first name.
Nyakuni Demographics
Nyakuni Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakuni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakuni Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakuni occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuni? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakuni is the 106,699th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,664,203 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakuni reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 85 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakuni is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 52 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is carried by 4,063 people, or 1 in 9,608. In Uganda Nyakuni is most frequent in: Arua District, where 55 percent are found, Maracha District, where 19 percent are found and Yumbe District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 7 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
Nyakuni Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Nyakuni last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakunyi | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nyakunei | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakougni | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoni | 86 | 422 | / |
| Nyakuna | 86 | 198 | / |
| Nyakune | 86 | 32 | / |
| Nyakuny | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nyacuni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakouna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakonyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakunha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakona | 71 | 28 | / |
| Niakuna | 71 | 21 | / |
| Nyakone | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nyokoni | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyaykounge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njakune | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakony | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nehakunj | 67 | 17 | / |
| Niakonhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njakunje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyokone | 57 | 10 | / |
| Njakona | 57 | 2 | / |
| Njokoni | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyokony | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nhacune | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njokoeni | 53 | 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 Nyakuni
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