Nakoba Surname
Approximately 368 people bear this surname
Nakoba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 285 | 1:136,980 | 12,468 |
| Cameroon | 50 | 1:415,381 | 35,427 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Nakoba (87) may also be a first name.
Nakoba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakoba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakoba (Marathi: ञकोबा) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakoba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 772,238th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 19,803,114 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nakoba are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 76 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nakoba is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 87 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Uganda, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 136,980. In Uganda Nakoba is most common in: Nakasongola District, where 63 percent live, Buyende District, where 9 percent live and Kayunga District, where 4 percent live. Beside Uganda this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakoba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakoba in the Marathi language | ||
| ञकोबा | nakoba | - |
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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 Nakoba
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