Nyakwaye Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Nyakwaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 265 | 1:174,264 | 13,206 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nyakwaye (228) may also be a first name.
Nyakwaye Demographics
Nyakwaye Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakwaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakwaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyakwaye occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwaye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 973,426th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwaye are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Nyakwaye is also the 594,918th most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 228 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 174,264. In Kenya Nyakwaye is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 94 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside and Migori County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Kenya Nyakwaye exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Nyakwaye Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakway | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwaya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nyakweye | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nyakwayo | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyamkwaya | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nyankwaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwea | 80 | 57 | / |
| Nyakwey | 80 | 21 | / |
| Nyakwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwaya | 75 | 1,201 | / |
| Nyakweya | 75 | 100 | / |
| Nyangwae | 75 | 17 | / |
| Nyamkwei | 75 | 12 | / |
| Nyakweyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nyakuayo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwiyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwoyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyacwaya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwayo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwayi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwaya | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nyinkwaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyangbaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwau | 67 | 85 | / |
| Nyagbay | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nyakuoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nyagwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nyakuey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niakwey | 67 | 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 Nyakwaye
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