Nyanka Surname
Approximately 252 people bear this surname
Nyanka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 152 | 1:348,300 | 25,719 |
| Cameroon | 55 | 1:377,619 | 33,137 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nyanka (38) may also be a first name.
Nyanka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyanka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyanka (Russian: Нянька) is more frequently found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Nyanka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyanka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nyanka is the 1,009,375th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. Nyanka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyanka live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyanka is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 38 people.
The surname Nyanka is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 348,300. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent reside, Katavi Region, where 1 percent reside and Rukwa Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and Uganda, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nyanka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nyanka in the Russian language | ||
| Нянька | nanka | - |
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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 Nyanka
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