Nyakwa Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Nyakwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyakwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Nyakwa (19) may also be a first name.

Nyakwa Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name Nyakwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwa reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 66 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Nyakwa is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 692,302. In Cameroon Nyakwa is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 10 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 7 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyankwa9238/
Nyakway921/
Nyakwai921/
Nyamkwa921/
Nyahkwa921/
Nyanekwa861/
Nyankwai861/
Njakwa831,256/
Nyakua83276/
Nyagwa83177/
Nyokwa8334/
Nyakwe8327/
Nyakwi8314/
Nyakwo8313/
Nyekwa837/
Nyacwa831/
Gnakwa831/
Nyanhekwa802/
Nyankwaya801/
Nyangwa771,732/
Nyagwau7785/
Nyankwe7748/
Nyakwey7721/
Nyankwi7715/
Njankwa7712/
Nyakuoa774/
Nyhakwe772/
Nyakwet772/
Nyagwai772/
Nyankua771/
Nyakuah771/
Niankwa771/
Njaukwa771/
Nyaagwa771/
Nyakuay771/
Nyakwei771/
Nyakkwe771/
Nyackwo771/
Nyaakua771/
Njeakwa771/
Nyenkwa771/
Nyang'wa71240/
Nyamkwei7112/
Nyanekwe719/
Nyangwau718/
Negiakwa714/
Nyamnkwe713/
Nyangkwe712/
Nyankweh712/
Nyacwaya711/
Nyaangwa711/
Nyankwep711/
Nyankkwi711/
Nyangwua711/
Nyagba67663/
Nhakwi67267/
Nyogwa67125/
Njagwa67113/
Nyekwe67105/
Nyanhekwe6781/
Nhakwe6778/
Njokwa6748/
Nyacwo6746/
Nyasengwa6741/
Nyokwe6723/
Nyegwa6721/
Nyagwe6712/
Njakwe6710/
Nyangwoha679/
Nyagua678/
Niagwa674/
Nhagwa674/
Njakwi673/
Nyinkwaya672/
Nyakui672/
Neokwa671/
Nyakuo671/
Nyaningwa671/
Gnakwo671/
Nyakue671/
Ngaijakwa671/
Niakua671/
Nyagwi671/
Nyagwo671/

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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
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  • 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 Nyakwa
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