Nyakuri Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakuri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakuri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nyakuri (7) may also be a first name.

Nyakuri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakuri occurs most in Kenya. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuri? popularity and diffusion

Nyakuri is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakuri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 7 people.

The surname is most common in Kenya, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 15,393,300. In Kenya it is most common in: Kiambu County, where 33 percent are found, Machakos County, where 33 percent are found and Siaya County, where 33 percent are found. Beside Kenya Nyakuri is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakurai93512/
Nyakauri931/
Nyakurije883/
Nyakura861,009/
Nyakure86215/
Nyakori8686/
Neakuri867/
Njakuri864/
Niakouri806/
Niakhuri801/
Nyakoura801/
Gniakouri7524/
Nyakuraya753/
Nyakora71661/
Njakure7139/
Nyakore7135/
Nyokori713/
Njakori711/
Gnacouri6741/
Niakoury672/
Nyakhore671/
Nyaykhore634/
Nyahakore632/
Niakora572/
Nyokore571/

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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 Nyakuri
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