Nakhosi Surname
Approximately 711 people bear this surname
Nakhosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 538 | 1:72,564 | 7,985 |
| Kenya | 173 | 1:266,936 | 17,720 |
Nakhosi Demographics
Nakhosi Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nakhosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakhosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakhosi is found most in Uganda. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakhosi? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 471,721st most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 10,249,713 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakhosi are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 538 people, or 1 in 72,564. In Uganda Nakhosi is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 85 percent live, Bududa District, where 3 percent live and Bulambuli District, where 3 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 24 percent live.
Nakhosi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
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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 Nakhosi
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