Nakosa Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Nakosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 1:1,187,557 | 68,998 |
Nakosa (59) may also be a first name.
Nakosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakosa (Marathi: नकोसा) occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Nakosa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakosa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,511,557th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakosa are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Nakosa is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 59 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakosa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakosa in the Marathi language | ||
| नकोसा | nakosa | 80 |
| नाकोसा | nakosa | 20 |
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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 Nakosa
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