Nakanyike Surname
Approximately 6,186 people bear this surname
Nakanyike Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 6,177 | 1:6,320 | 1,116 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nakanyike Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakanyike Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakanyike is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakanyike? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 78,925th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,178,071 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakanyike live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is borne by 6,177 people, or 1 in 6,320. In Uganda Nakanyike is mostly concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 24 percent live, Kampala District, where 12 percent live and Luweero District, where 8 percent live. Outside of Uganda this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 0 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
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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 Nakanyike
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