Zakayo Surname
Approximately 30,969 people bear this surname
Zakayo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 26,248 | 1:2,017 | 266 |
| Kenya | 3,269 | 1:14,127 | 1,729 |
| DR Congo | 1,081 | 1:68,344 | 8,048 |
| Uganda | 181 | 1:215,687 | 16,879 |
| Nigeria | 172 | 1:1,029,900 | 43,269 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Zakayo (42,420) may also be a first name.
Zakayo Demographics
Zakayo Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Zakayo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zakayo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zakayo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Zakayo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zakayo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,840th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 235,317 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zakayo live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 94 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,180th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 42,420 people.
The last name Zakayo is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 26,248 people, or 1 in 2,017. In Tanzania Zakayo is most common in: Arusha Region, where 12 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 10 percent are found and Dodoma Region, where 9 percent are found. Besides Tanzania it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 11 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found.
Zakayo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Zakayo last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Zakayo
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