Nyakwera Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyakwera Surname User-submission:

Nyakwera refers to a pure and clean person.

Nyakwera also means a light skinned or brown person.

Nyakwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda5211:74,9318,199
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyakwera (21) may also be a first name.

Nyakwera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nyakwera refers to a pure and clean person.

Nyakwera also means a light skinned or brown person.

- kwelah

Nyakwera Last Name Facts

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

Nyakwera is found most frequently in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyakwera is the 594,812th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. The last name Nyakwera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakwera are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 521 people, or 1 in 74,931. In Uganda it is most common in: Kabarole District, where 41 percent are found, Kyenjojo District, where 21 percent are found and Kampala District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Uganda it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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