Nyakur Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Nyakur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan161:713,442947
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyakur (13,427) may also be a first name.

Nyakur Last Name Facts

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

Nyakur is found in South Sudan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakur? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Nyakur occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakur reside; 74 percent reside in East Africa and 74 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 50,153rd most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 13,427 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 713,442. Excluding South Sudan this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Sudan, where 17 percent reside and Liberia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakor83448/
Nyakurova8073/
Nyakurowa8017/
Njakure7739/
Nyaakor7731/
Nyakhor7718/
Nyakoor771/
Nyaykhor7119/
Nyokor6778/
Nyakorowa6714/
Njakor676/
Njokur672/
Njeakor6289/
Njiakor623/
Noyokor621/
Nhejiakor531/
Njokor5031/

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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 Nyakur
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