Nakayanja Surname
Approximately 651 people bear this surname
Nakayanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 650 | 1:60,060 | 6,974 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nakayanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakayanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakayanja is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakayanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 504,389th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,194,387 people. The last name Nakayanja is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakayanja reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 650 people, or 1 in 60,060. In Uganda Nakayanja is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 12 percent live, Mukono District, where 10 percent live and Masaka District, where 8 percent live. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naakayanja | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nakkayanja | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nakiyanja | 89 | 96 | / |
| Nakayinja | 89 | 32 | / |
| Nakayanza | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nakayenja | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakiyanjja | 84 | 2 | / |
| Nakayonjja | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nakainja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakayange | 78 | 166 | / |
| Nakawenja | 78 | 80 | / |
| Nakayonjo | 78 | 17 | / |
| Nakayenje | 78 | 11 | / |
| Nakiyenja | 78 | 2 | / |
| Nakayinji | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nakijanja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nakawenjja | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nakhayenje | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nakayonjjo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nakayagnou | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nakyenjo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakyenje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakaenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhaynia | 67 | 194 | / |
| Nakayinza | 67 | 53 | / |
| Nakayenza | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nakiyenje | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nakiyange | 67 | 16 | / |
| Nokoyanya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nakayunge | 67 | 10 | / |
| Nakayenge | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nakawenje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nakayonza | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nakayinge | 67 | 3 | / |
| Nakayonzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakayenye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakawenya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nakayenya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakawenjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakoyonjo | 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 Nakayanja
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