Nyakweba Surname
Approximately 2,691 people bear this surname
Nyakweba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2,684 | 1:17,206 | 2,061 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nyakweba (493) may also be a first name.
Nyakweba Demographics
Nyakweba Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nyakweba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakweba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakweba has its highest incidence in Kenya. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nyakweba.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakweba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 161,742nd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,708,118 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakweba live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 382,601st most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 493 people.
The last name Nyakweba is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 2,684 people, or 1 in 17,206. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 50 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 21 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Kenya Nyakweba exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Nyakweba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakwemba | 94 | 11 | / |
| Nyakueba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwaba | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwamba | 82 | 58 | / |
| Nyagwebah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwebah | 78 | 30 | / |
| Nyakwabe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwaba | 71 | 95 | / |
| Nyagbemba | 71 | 55 | / |
| Nyakuamba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nyagwamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwambi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyanqueba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangbemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwabe | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyagweve | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwambo | 59 | 239 | / |
| Nhacuemba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyakuombe | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyagbambo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyangwabi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nyangweve | 59 | 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 Nyakweba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis