Nyankuru Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Nyankuru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 49 | 1:942,447 | 33,788 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Nyankuru (46) may also be a first name.
Nyankuru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyankuru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nyankuru occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyankuru? popularity and diffusion
Nyankuru is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Nyankuru occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyankuru are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 942,447. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kisii County, where 88 percent reside, Narok County, where 8 percent reside and Trans Nzoia County, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 8 percent reside.
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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 Nyankuru
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