Nyekeza Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Nyekeza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyekeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Nyekeza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyekeza occurs most in South Africa. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyekeza? popularity and diffusion

Nyekeza is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Nyekeza is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyekeza live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 29 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 29 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Nyekeza is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.

Nyekeza Last Name Statistics demography

Nyekeza earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.08% less than the national average, earning R 44,964 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Njekeza869/
Ngekeza862/
Nyekezi861/
Nyekeze861/
Nyikezia801/
Nyiekezi801/
Nyekiezse751/
Nyikiza71484/
Njekesa7184/
Neikesa7127/
Niekesa7122/
Nyekisa719/
Nakeeza712/
Nayikesa6732/
Noukezea6710/
Neyikiza674/
Nayikiza672/
Ngaekiza671/
Neicheza671/
Niyokiza671/
Neyikesa671/
Nayakeca671/

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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 Nyekeza
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