Nakunja Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Nakunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 25 | 1:1,561,571 | 56,175 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Nakunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakunja (Oriya: ନକୁ) has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakunja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nakunja is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakunja are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Nakunja is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 52 percent reside, Kampala District, where 8 percent reside and Buikwe District, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakhunja | 93 | 6 | / |
| Nakkunja | 93 | 5 | / |
| Nakunjja | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nakinja | 86 | 328 | / |
| Nakunji | 86 | 147 | / |
| Nakunya | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nakunha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakunza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakunsa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakunje | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nakunsha | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nakkunsa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nakinjja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakoonja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakounya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakonya | 71 | 71 | / |
| Nakonji | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nakonza | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nakonje | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nakinjo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nakonsa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Noukoundja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakunge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakhonya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nakhonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakhonjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikonji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nokhunya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Naikonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakhonje | 67 | 1 | / |
Nakunja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakunja in the Oriya language | ||
| ନକୁ | naku | - |
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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 Nakunja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis