Nakesa Surname
Approximately 499 people bear this surname
Nakesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 297 | 1:131,445 | 12,117 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nakesa (35) may also be a first name.
Nakesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakesa (Hindi: नकेसा) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nakesa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 617,057th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakesa reside; 62 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nakesa is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.
It is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 297 people, or 1 in 131,445. In Uganda Nakesa is mostly concentrated in: Busia District, where 10 percent are found, Kampala District, where 9 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Uganda Nakesa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakesa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakesa in the Hindi language | ||
| नकेसा | nakesa | - |
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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 Nakesa
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