Nyakweri Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyakweri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyakweri Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114

Nyakweri Last Name Facts

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

Nyakweri is found most in Kenya. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyakweri? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyakweri is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Nyakweri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyakweri reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nyakweri is most numerous in Kenya, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Homa Bay County, where 50 percent are found and Nakuru County, where 50 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 50 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyakwera88524/
Nyagweri882/
Nyakwere881/
Nyakweera8211/
Nyakwerre821/
Nyakkwera821/
Nyakwira759/
Nyagwere753/
Nyangwere712/
Nyangwairai631/
Nyagwire631/
Nyangwire5912/
Nyakuhaire562/
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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 Nyakweri
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