Nyakuza Surname
Approximately 145 people bear this surname
Nyakuza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 143 | 1:273,002 | 19,668 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nyakuza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakuza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakuza is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nyakuza click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakuza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,465,390th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakuza live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 273,002. In Uganda it is mostly found in: Arua District, where 47 percent live, Maracha District, where 37 percent live and Masindi District, where 8 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burundi, where 1 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakudza | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuedza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nhakuza | 86 | 60 | / |
| Nyakuja | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nyakudzi | 80 | 194 | / |
| Nhakuzah | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nyakucia | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakusha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nyakhoza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakocza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakócza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyacouza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyahakiza | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuse | 71 | 49 | / |
| Njakuja | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nyakusi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nyakosa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nyakozo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyakodzi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nyakhusi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nyakooja | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyakoozo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakosha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakusei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njokoza | 57 | 145 | / |
| Njakusi | 57 | 65 | / |
| Nyakoso | 57 | 55 | / |
| Nyokozo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Njokuca | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nyakosso | 53 | 1 | / |
| Njakotsa | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nyakoojjo | 50 | 2 | / |
| Nyaakoojo | 50 | 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 Nyakuza
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis