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 surname Nakesa (Hindi: नकेसा) is found most in Uganda. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakesa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 617,057th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakesa live; 62 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nakesa is also the 1,744,716th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 35 people.
The surname Nakesa is most widespread in Uganda, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 131,445. In Uganda it is most common in: Busia District, where 10 percent are found, Kampala District, where 9 percent are found and Manafwa District, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs 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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