Nyiku Surname
Approximately 112 people bear this surname
Nyiku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 97 | 1:1,826,214 | 65,886 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nyiku (252) may also be a first name.
Nyiku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nyiku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nyiku occurs most in Nigeria. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nyiku? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,727,723rd most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Nyiku is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Nyiku are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Nyiku is also the 561,423rd most widely held first name in the world, borne by 252 people.
The last name Nyiku is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 1,826,214. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Benue, where 75 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 12 percent live and Nasarawa, where 12 percent live. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyieku | 91 | 278 | / |
| Nyikus | 91 | 106 | / |
| N'Yiku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Nyioku | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nyikou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nyikeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Njiku | 80 | 7,957 | / |
| Nyeku | 80 | 144 | / |
| Nyikó | 80 | 39 | / |
| Niiku | 80 | 1 | / |
| Njikeu | 73 | 245 | / |
| Njioku | 73 | 118 | / |
| Njikou | 73 | 52 | / |
| Niekau | 73 | 16 | / |
| Niekut | 73 | 10 | / |
| Njoiku | 73 | 8 | / |
| Niekuś | 73 | 7 | / |
| Njikui | 73 | 4 | / |
| Niekou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Niekuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njikup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyyoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyekeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyekou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyikoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyetku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nyheku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niyoku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niekui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Njiokou | 67 | 152 | / |
| Nieckau | 67 | 33 | / |
| Njuikui | 67 | 24 | / |
| Njiekou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nieckut | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ngiekou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Njuikeu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nyekuch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njikout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Njoikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nehikou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nihekhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naijiku | 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
- 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 Nyiku
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