Nyakuya Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Nyakuya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 143 | 1:370,221 | 27,074 |
| Zimbabwe | 143 | 1:107,960 | 14,912 |
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
Nyakuya (64) may also be a first name.
Nyakuya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakuya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nyakuya is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakuya is the 870,423rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. Nyakuya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakuya live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 64 people.
This last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania Nyakuya is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 98 percent live, Iringa Region, where 1 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 46 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakuoya | 93 | 3 | / |
| Nyakuhya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakujaya | 88 | 10 | / |
| Nyakeya | 86 | 527 | / |
| Nyakiya | 86 | 130 | / |
| Nyakaya | 86 | 81 | / |
| Nyakuyo | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nyakuoa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nyakuye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakieya | 80 | 117 | / |
| Nyakoyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoa | 77 | 1,345 | / |
| Nyakou | 77 | 710 | / |
| Nyakai | 77 | 289 | / |
| Nyakea | 77 | 54 | / |
| Nyakaa | 77 | 27 | / |
| Nyakeu | 77 | 18 | / |
| Nyakey | 77 | 6 | / |
| Nyakae | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nyakoy | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyakui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nyakue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nyakayaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakayaja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoyo | 71 | 824 | / |
| Nyakeyo | 71 | 451 | / |
| Nyakaha | 71 | 117 | / |
| Nyakoyi | 71 | 92 | / |
| Nyakayi | 71 | 85 | / |
| Nyakoye | 71 | 16 | / |
| Njakuja | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyakait | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyakayo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nyakoha | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakaji | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nyakayu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nyakiye | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyakaja | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyokeya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyakhay | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nyashskaya | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyakiyo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyakajo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nyokaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakaye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakija | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakeye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyackou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakeyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakyeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaquai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakhue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaakoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakaiha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyakooyi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nyakuya
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