Nakanza Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Nakanza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 42 | 1:929,507 | 41,540 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Nakanza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakanza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakanza is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakanza? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakanza live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 929,507. In Uganda Nakanza is mostly found in: Nakasongola District, where 45 percent reside, Buyende District, where 17 percent reside and Luweero District, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakainza | 93 | 11 | / |
| Nakaanza | 93 | 4 | / |
| Nakhainza | 88 | 2 | / |
| Naskanzai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakasenza | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakanja | 86 | 256 | / |
| Nakanzi | 86 | 81 | / |
| Nakansa | 86 | 29 | / |
| Nakonza | 86 | 9 | / |
| Nakanzo | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nakanzy | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nakanca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakanssa | 80 | 11 | / |
| Nakanjja | 80 | 10 | / |
| Nakanjaa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Naikanzi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Naikanze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakkanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakkanzi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakoncza | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakainja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakandja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Naikanja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakasenja | 75 | 64 | / |
| Nakasinzi | 75 | 42 | / |
| Nakhainze | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nakantcha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakasinze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakanji | 71 | 509 | / |
| Nakanje | 71 | 370 | / |
| Nakange | 71 | 87 | / |
| Nakonze | 71 | 41 | / |
| Nacanzi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nakangi | 71 | 7 | / |
| Nakansi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nakasenjja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nakhanchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Noqanza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nnakasinzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakanjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakanci | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokonza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakaasinzi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakonzer | 67 | 55 | / |
| Nakończa | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nakanshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngakansi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokhonza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nnakanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakanjou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakandji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakhanje | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakanza
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis