Nankanja Surname
Approximately 5,235 people bear this surname
Nankanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 5,221 | 1:7,477 | 1,307 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Nankanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nankanja is found most in Uganda. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankanja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 91,431st most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,392,081 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankanja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 5,221 people, or 1 in 7,477. In Uganda it is most common in: Wakiso District, where 23 percent reside, Mukono District, where 11 percent reside and Kampala District, where 10 percent reside. Besides Uganda this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nankanjja | 94 | 123 | / |
| Nnankanja | 94 | 6 | / |
| Nankanji | 88 | 34 | / |
| Nankanje | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nankonja | 88 | 2 | / |
| Nankansa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Nankaanji | 82 | 1 | / |
| Namkanya | 75 | 636 | / |
| Nonkanji | 75 | 68 | / |
| Namkanha | 75 | 8 | / |
| Nankonje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nonkanha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nankange | 75 | 1 | / |
| Namkanchai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankonge | 63 | 117 | / |
| Nankonya | 63 | 8 | / |
| Nankonyo | 63 | 2 | / |
| Namkhanchai | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nankhonya | 59 | 1,095 | / |
| Nongqanji | 59 | 2 | / |
| Nonkondjo | 59 | 1 | / |
| Noncanca | 50 | 7 | / |
| Nonkonya | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nonkonzo | 50 | 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 Nankanja
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