Nakhanya Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Nakhanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 14 | 1:3,298,564 | 38,706 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nakhanya (13) may also be a first name.
Nakhanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakhanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakhanya is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakhanya are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nakhanya is also the 3,159,357th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.
It is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,298,564. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Trans Nzoia County, where 64 percent are found, Bungoma County, where 29 percent are found and Busia County, where 7 percent are found. Other than Kenya it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakanya | 93 | 62 | / |
| Nachanya | 88 | 12 | / |
| Nakhonya | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nokhanya | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ngakanya | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nagkanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nakhaynia | 82 | 194 | / |
| Naagkanya | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nakanayya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakanja | 80 | 256 | / |
| Nakonya | 80 | 71 | / |
| Nakanyo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Nakania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakhonyo | 75 | 366 | / |
| Nokhonya | 75 | 47 | / |
| Ngokanya | 75 | 13 | / |
| Nakanjja | 75 | 10 | / |
| Noikanya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nakanjaa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nachanja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nakainja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Noykanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Naikanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakannyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakounya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakkanja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nachonya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakhamjai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokonya | 67 | 283 | / |
| Nojanya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nakanha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nacanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakanjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Najanja | 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 Nakhanya
- 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