Nyakwesi Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Nyakwesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nyakwesi (2,617) may also be a first name.
Nyakwesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyakwesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyakwesi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyakwesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyakwesi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Nyakwesi are found; 86 percent are found in East Africa and 86 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 143,645th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 2,617 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,294,161. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mara Region, where 90 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania Nyakwesi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent reside and India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakwezi | 88 | 1,513 | / |
| Nyagwesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwisi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakwesa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nyakweezi | 82 | 7 | / |
| Nyakwezzi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyakweesa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwezi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nnyakwezi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nyankweshe | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nyagwisi | 75 | 306 | / |
| Nyakwiza | 75 | 6 | / |
| Nyakweza | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nyakwise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyakweze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nyagwechi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyankwise | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyaguisi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Niagwezi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Njokwaezie | 56 | 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 Nyakwesi
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