Nyakwama Surname
Approximately 1,432 people bear this surname
Nyakwama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1,426 | 1:32,384 | 3,532 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Nyakwama (212) may also be a first name.
Nyakwama Demographics
Nyakwama Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakwama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakwama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakwama is more frequently found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyakwama is the 271,949th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,089,068 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwama live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakwama is also the 620,917th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 212 people.
The surname Nyakwama is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,426 people, or 1 in 32,384. In Kenya Nyakwama is most common in: Kisii County, where 77 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 19 percent are found and Trans Nzoia County, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 0 percent are found and Finland, where 0 percent are found.
Nyakwama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Nyakwama
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