Nyakuta Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyakuta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakuta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda6201:62,9677,205
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310

Nyakuta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyakuta is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyakuta click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuta? popularity and diffusion

Nyakuta is the 500,196th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakuta live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 88 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 62,967. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Arua District, where 79 percent live, Maracha District, where 10 percent live and Yumbe District, where 2 percent live. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent live and Tanzania, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nyaakuta931/
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Nyakuti8627/
Nyakuthi806/
Nyakutee801/
Nyakuthie7572/
Nyakuthii753/
Nyakoto7168/
Nyakito7119/
Nyokota713/
Nyakoti713/
Njokuta711/
Nyakotey67487/
Niakouti678/
Nyakoeti671/
Nyakooto671/
Nyakitto671/
Nyakotee671/
Nyaykoti671/
Nyokoto57226/
Nyokoti575/
Nyokote571/
Nyokito571/
Niakoti571/
Gnacouto534/
Nhacutoo531/
Nhacutou531/
Nayokoto531/
Najokoto531/
Nayokoti531/
Njokuther503/

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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 Nyakuta
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