Nyilak Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nyilak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nyilak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda1551:251,86618,680
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Nyilak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nyilak is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nyilak click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyilak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyilak is the 1,398,030th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyilak live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 81 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 251,866. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Nebbi District, where 70 percent live, Buliisa District, where 16 percent live and Zombo District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nyilake921/
Nyelak834/
Nyilok833/
Njilak831/
Njilack7729/
Nyilock779/
Nyiloke771/
Njielak771/
Gnailake711/
Njuilack711/
Njilok674/
Njelak672/
Ngelak672/
Nyelok671/
Njilac671/
Njelack6224/
Nyelock621/
Ngellak621/
Ngelok5011/
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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 Nyilak
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