Nyarko Surname

5,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,022 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Nyarko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyarko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana101,8981:26527
United States6821:531,46544,211
England5611:99,31910,501
Egypt3361:273,61818,414
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Nigeria981:1,807,57965,389
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Scotland131:411,83217,291
France91:7,380,302306,885
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Norway81:642,78647,258
Iceland71:54,2993,881
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Wales61:515,75523,171
China51:273,464,31313,838
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896

Nyarko (7,317) may also be a first name.

Nyarko Last Name Facts

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

Nyarko (Arabic: نياركو) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyarko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,447th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 70,058 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Nyarko live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyarko is also the 75,377th most numerous given name at a global level It is held by 7,317 people.

The surname Nyarko is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 101,898 people, or 1 in 265. Excluding Ghana Nyarko exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Nyarko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nyarko last name are 34.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.34% being registered with the party.

The amount Nyarko earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.94% less than the national average, earning R 114,216 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $44,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyarkoh929,243/
Nyarkoa922,449/
Nyarkou923/
Nyarkoo922/
Nyarrko921/
Nyarkoha864/
Nyorko8341/
Nyarka8339/
Niarkoi777/
Gnarkoi772/
Nyorkoi771/
Nyorkoh771/
Niarkhos712/
Nyarquoi711/
Njorko675/
Nyorka671/
Najorka6281/
Niarcou621/
Nearcou621/
Niarcos621/
Niharka621/
Niorka501/

Nyarko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyarko in the Arabic language
نياركوnyarkw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyarko
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