Nakanyi Surname
Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname
Nakanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,237 | 1:33,026 | 4,116 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
Nakanyi (69) may also be a first name.
Nakanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakanyi is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakanyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 188,157th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. The surname Nakanyi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakanyi live; 100 percent live in Central Africa and 100 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nakanyi is also the 1,171,416th most numerous forename worldwide, held by 69 people.
The surname Nakanyi is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 2,237 people, or 1 in 33,026. Besides The DR Congo this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Nakanyi
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