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
Nakosa (Marathi: नकोसा) has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakosa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,511,557th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. Nakosa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakosa live; 86 percent live in Southern Africa and 86 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 59 people.
The last name is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Excluding Malawi Nakosa exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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