Nankhuni Surname

221,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Nankhuni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankhuni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,8301:9,3551,452
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590

Nankhuni Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nankhuni Come From? nationality or country of origin

Nankhuni is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankhuni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,035th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,945,612 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nankhuni live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,830 people, or 1 in 9,355. Not including Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Nankhuni Last Name Statistics demography

Nankhuni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.38% less than the national average, earning R 110,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankhunih944/
Nangkhuni941/
Nankuni9342/
Nankouni882/
Nankunyi881/
Ngankunyi821/
Namkuni80281/
Nankuna80121/
Nankini8036/
Nankoni8035/
Nonkuni8010/
Nanjuni801/
Nongkhunoi781/
Nonkouni75536/
Nankonyi7592/
Nongkuni7517/
Namkunni7516/
Nankinyi7511/
Nonkuini751/
Nankuuna751/
Nankunge751/
Nankuene751/
Nanjunyi751/
Nankunne751/
Nongkouni711,459/
Nounkouni7127/
Nongkunoi715/
Nonckouni712/
Nankoonyi711/
Nankone67377/
Nonkini6715/
Nankona674/
Nonkoni673/
Nankine672/
Noungkouni672/
Ngnamkouni671/

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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
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  • 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 Nankhuni
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