Nankia Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Nankia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 246 | 1:84,427 | 10,261 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Nankia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nankia occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nankia is the 1,017,412th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankia reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 246 people, or 1 in 84,427. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 33 percent live, West Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 29 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Nankia occurs in one country. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ngankia | 92 | 240 | / |
| Nangkia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nganckia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankayia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankya | 83 | 37,684 | / |
| Nankio | 83 | 15 | / |
| Nanqia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nonkia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ngankio | 77 | 84 | / |
| Nnankya | 77 | 44 | / |
| Nanchia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Naankya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nankyaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Namkiad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Namkhia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nannkya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankajja | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nankujja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nankhieo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naunkeao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankyo | 67 | 255 | / |
| Namkya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nounkio | 62 | 11 | / |
| Namkeao | 62 | 3 | / |
| Nanchea | 62 | 3 | / |
| Naunkeo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nonkeao | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nankojjo | 57 | 7 | / |
| Gnanquio | 57 | 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 Nankia
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