Nyakura Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyakura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe7131:21,6533,253
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nyakura (76) may also be a first name.

Nyakura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyakura is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nyakura is the 359,182nd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. The last name Nyakura is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakura live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used forename world-wide, held by 76 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 713 people, or 1 in 21,653. In Zimbabwe Nyakura is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 41 percent reside, Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside and Masvingo Province, where 15 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe Nyakura occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyakura
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