Nakyanja Surname
Approximately 2,521 people bear this surname
Nakyanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 2,518 | 1:15,504 | 2,431 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Nakyanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakyanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nakyanja is found most in Uganda. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakyanja? popularity and diffusion
Nakyanja is the 170,894th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,890,736 people. The surname Nakyanja is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nakyanja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Nakyanja is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 2,518 people, or 1 in 15,504. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Rakai District, where 25 percent live, Wakiso District, where 16 percent live and Masaka District, where 10 percent live. Besides Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakyanjja | 94 | 23 | / |
| Nnakyanja | 94 | 3 | / |
| Nakyaanja | 94 | 1 | / |
| Nakyanjo | 88 | 21 | / |
| Nakyanya | 88 | 6 | / |
| Nakyanza | 88 | 4 | / |
| Nakyanjje | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakijanja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakayonjja | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nakyange | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nakyonjo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nakyanyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakyanzo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nakayonjo | 71 | 17 | / |
| Nakoyonjo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakayonjjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakyonza | 63 | 6 | / |
| Nakyonya | 63 | 5 | / |
| Nakyonye | 63 | 4 | / |
| Nakoyonzo | 59 | 14 | / |
| Nakayonza | 59 | 3 | / |
| Nakayonzo | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nakjamsai | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nakihonya | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Nakyanja
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