Nyekesa Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Nyekesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nyekesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyekesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyekesa is found most in Uganda. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyekesa? popularity and diffusion
Nyekesa is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name Nyekesa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyekesa live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,807,856. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 20 percent reside, Kayunga District, where 20 percent reside and Luweero District, where 20 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 40 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyekesha | 93 | 116 | / |
| Nyekese | 86 | 90 | / |
| Njekesa | 86 | 84 | / |
| Neikesa | 86 | 27 | / |
| Niekesa | 86 | 22 | / |
| Nyekisa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ngekesa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Neekesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Naekesa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nayikesa | 80 | 32 | / |
| Niekessa | 80 | 14 | / |
| Nyeketsi | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ngekesha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Njekessa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Neyikesa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njekesha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyekeshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyekeshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nyekiezse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Niekiesha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naykeisha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naikesa | 71 | 4,681 | / |
| Nyikisa | 71 | 371 | / |
| Njekeza | 71 | 9 | / |
| Niekisa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Noikesa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ngekese | 71 | 4 | / |
| Njekese | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakeesa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakeisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Njikesa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Neikisa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nyekeze | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakeisha | 67 | 13 | / |
| Nikeisha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nowekisa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naikessa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nyekecho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nayekiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhyekiso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neikisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nyekeche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njikessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nawekisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikeisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikeesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najikesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nikeysha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakeesha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Niekissa | 67 | 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
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- 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 Nyekesa
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