Nyakwari Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Nyakwari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 88 | 1:524,772 | 26,127 |
Nyakwari Demographics
Nyakwari Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakwari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakwari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakwari occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Nyakwari click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwari? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,994,173rd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 82,813,022 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwari are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 60 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 524,772. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Nyamira County, where 56 percent are found, Kisii County, where 39 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 5 percent are found.
Nyakwari Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakwara | 88 | 2,871 | / |
| Nyakware | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'wari | 78 | 5 | / |
| Nyagwara | 75 | 201 | / |
| Nyakuara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwairai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwara | 71 | 1,468 | / |
| Nyangware | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyang'wara | 67 | 687 | / |
| Nyangwaira | 67 | 59 | / |
| Nyangw'ara | 67 | 11 | / |
| Nyakuhaire | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyan'gwara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyokwora | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nhokware | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njokuori | 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 Nyakwari
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