Nyikai Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyikai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyikai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Nyikai (7) may also be a first name.

Nyikai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyikai is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nyikai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyikai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyikai live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nyikai is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 7 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,519,640. In Uganda Nyikai is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 50 percent reside and Kampala District, where 50 percent reside. Beside Uganda Nyikai occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 25 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Nyika9121,367/
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Nyioki831/
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Nyiekaa771,204/
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Naayiki773/
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Nieka7390/
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Niika7324/
Niiki7320/
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Naayaiki711/
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Ngeihkai711/
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Nyoike676,277/
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Niioka67132/
Njikio6785/
Niekka6780/
Njuika6747/
Niekis6734/
Nyekah6730/
Nyekaa6729/
Njikah6725/
Nyiker6720/
Niekau6716/
Njikie6712/
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Niikoi6710/
Njikap6710/
Nyikey678/
Nehika677/
Niekie676/
Njioka675/
Niiska674/
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Niyoka672/
Njaika672/
Njioki672/
Nihika672/
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Njeika671/
Nhikah671/
Niekha671/
Nehikahie671/
Nnyeka671/
Njikka671/
Njuiki671/
Niekui671/
Gnieka671/
Nyigqi671/
Njeiki671/
Niekaa671/
Nyikou671/
Nyikoe671/
Nyikeu671/
Niecki671/
Nyoica671/
Niejka671/
Neaiki671/
Ngieki671/
Ngeika671/
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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 Nyikai
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