Nyakure Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Nyakure Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 120 | 1:384,832 | 21,900 |
| Tanzania | 88 | 1:601,609 | 37,493 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Nyakure (17) may also be a first name.
Nyakure Demographics
Nyakure Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakure Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakure Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakure is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakure? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakure is the 1,125,333rd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyakure live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 384,832. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 86 percent are found, Siaya County, where 8 percent are found and Migori County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 41 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.
Nyakure Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Nyakure last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakurije | 88 | 3 | / |
| Nyakura | 86 | 1,009 | / |
| Njakure | 86 | 39 | / |
| Nyakore | 86 | 35 | / |
| Nyakuri | 86 | 5 | / |
| Nyakurai | 80 | 512 | / |
| Nyakoura | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhore | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakauri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyaykhore | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyakuraya | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nyahakore | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyakora | 71 | 661 | / |
| Nyakori | 71 | 86 | / |
| Neakuri | 71 | 7 | / |
| Njakuri | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyokore | 71 | 1 | / |
| Niakouri | 67 | 6 | / |
| Niakoury | 67 | 2 | / |
| Niakhuri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gniakouri | 63 | 24 | / |
| Nyokori | 57 | 3 | / |
| Niakora | 57 | 2 | / |
| Njakori | 57 | 1 | / |
| Niacore | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njokore | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gnacouri | 53 | 41 | / |
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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 Nyakure
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