Nyakwaka Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nyakwaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyakwaka Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya7171:64,4076,221
Tanzania5291:100,0799,837
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Nyakwaka (82) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nyakwaka Demographics

Nyakwaka Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 10 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nyakwaka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyakwaka is found most frequently in Kenya. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwaka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 303,787th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwaka live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyakwaka is also the 1,060,447th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 82 people.

Nyakwaka is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 717 people, or 1 in 64,407. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kisumu County, where 23 percent live, Nairobi County, where 23 percent live and Homa Bay County, where 18 percent live. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 42 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nyakwaka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nyakwaka surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyagwaka885/
Nyang'waka781/
Nyagwoka75927/
Nyagbaka751/
Nyangbaka7196/
Nyangwoka715/
Nyagbako632/
Nyagbaki631/
Nyangbako5962/
Nyangwachi564/
Nyagwoko501/
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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 Nyakwaka
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