Nakoni Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Nakoni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 141 | 1:375,472 | 27,321 |
| Benin | 105 | 1:98,434 | 11,231 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nakoni (26) may also be a first name.
Nakoni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakoni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakoni (Hindi: नकोनी) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakoni? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 853,416th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nakoni are found; 44 percent are found in East Africa and 44 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 26 people.
The surname Nakoni is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 375,472. In Tanzania Nakoni is most numerous in: Mtwara Region, where 100 percent live. Barring Tanzania Nakoni is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakoni Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakoni in the Hindi language | ||
| नकोनी | nakoni | - |
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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 Nakoni
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