Nyoka Surname

31,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Nyoka Surname Definition:

Nyoka is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: snake.

Nyoka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5,0731:10,6801,326
Zimbabwe3,0341:5,088505
DR Congo2,9691:24,8843,136
Tanzania2,2571:23,4572,891
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
Zambia1,1031:14,3701,639
Kenya1,0401:44,4044,595
Uganda2791:139,92612,650
Botswana881:24,8515,011
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Namibia331:73,0127,607
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Lesotho281:72,5919,509
England261:2,143,00282,017
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Nyoka (2,940) may also be a first name.

Nyoka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nyoka is a surname of the Kaonde tribe, meaning: snake.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nyoka is a surname of the tribe, meaning: snake.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Nyoka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nyoka (Russian: Нёка) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyoka? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nyoka is the 31,085th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 424,163 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nyoka live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 133,774th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 2,940 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 5,073 people, or 1 in 10,680. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 40 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 32 percent are found and Gauteng, where 15 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Nyoka exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found.

Nyoka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nyoka last name is primarily Christian (82%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Nyoka surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Nyoka earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.28% less than the national average, earning R 196,584 per year and in United States they earn 42.32% less than the national average, earning $24,888 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayoka9123/
Nyooka9110/
Nyokat916/
Nyokah913/
Nyokka912/
Nyokaa912/
N'Yoka911/
Nyka89873/
Nyokaya832/
Nyoakaa831/
Nyokaha831/
Nayka80130,133/
Njoka8015,957/
Nioka806,688/
Nyaka805,811/
Nyoki80337/
Nyoko80327/
Nyoke80221/
Neyka8046/
Noika8014/
Neoka8011/
Nyoky8011/
Nyzka807/
Nykas806/
Nykay804/
Nykap802/
Hnyka802/
Nykea801/
Nuyka801/
Noyka801/
Nyakoa731,345/
Nyakas73920/
Naykka73335/
Hnytka73296/
Nyakai73289/
Njokha73176/
Nyooko73123/
Njokah73119/
Nijoka7368/
Nayoko7367/
N'Yaka7355/
Nyakea7354/
Hnydka7344/
Nojoka7339/
Njouka7339/
Nykaas7339/
Nyaaka7335/
Nyahka7330/
Nyakah7329/
Nyakha7328/
Nyakaa7327/
Nayoki7324/
Njooka7319/
Niokka7314/
Nyszka7312/
Noikha739/
Nyhoko739/
Nihoka738/
Nyhaka737/
Nyokie737/
Naykad736/
Nyokoh736/
Noikas735/
Nyoyko735/
Njioka735/
Nyokyi735/
Nneoka734/
N'Yoki734/
Nyokoy734/
Noyoko734/
Ngeoka733/
Njocka733/
Njokap733/
Nyoket733/
Nyokis733/
Nykeea732/
Nnyaka732/
Njokai732/
Nyokeu732/
Nyokou732/
Nyoake732/
Nyakad732/
Nykhai732/
Nyshka732/
Naioka731/
Nyocca731/
Nyokki731/
Naykat731/
Noikay731/
Hnyoko731/
Ngoika731/
Nejoka731/
Nyokoo731/
Neykaa731/
Neyoko731/
Nojtka731/
Noyoke731/
Najoka731/
Neokaj731/
Ne'oka731/
Ngnoka731/
Nyakaš731/
Naykha731/
Nyakau731/
Nykhad731/
Nyoker731/
Nyokid731/
Nyokih731/
Nuyoke731/
Neeoka731/
Noykas731/
Noykat731/
Neykat730/
Nika6718,242/
Neka675,712/
Nyakaha67117/
Nyakaya6781/
Nayokoi6777/
Nyahaka6742/
Nyko6726/
Naiyaka6723/
Njoukap6720/
Nyca6718/
Gnioska6718/
Naayaka6711/
Nyakait6711/
Nyakoha678/
Nyakaja675/
Nojioka675/
Nyskaus675/
Nyakhay674/
Njokaya674/
Ngoikai674/
Nyakuoa674/
Naiyoke672/
Nhka672/
Niokkas672/
Nyqa672/
Njka672/
Nyokech672/
Nyasska671/
Nyohoko671/
Naykaai671/
Noyskas671/
Gnojska671/
Nyco671/
Njohkai671/
Nyohkih671/
Nyakeat671/
Ñoka671/
Gniotka671/
Nyaakoa671/
Noikhoa671/

Nyoka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nyoka in the Russian language
Нёкаneka-

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