Nankire Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nankire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nankire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nankire occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankire? popularity and diffusion

Nankire is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankire live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria Nankire is mostly found in: Abia, where 100 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankir922/
Nankre922/
Nankere86806/
Nankure863/
Nankira862/
Nankare862/
Nangkir861/
Nangkere80481/
Ngankiri8021/
Gnankere801/
Nhankare801/
Nnankere801/
Gnankiri801/
Nankerei801/
Nonkre77569/
Nanker7715/
Ngankhiri754/
Nankeri7112/
Nankera7110/
Nankuri717/
Nancuir713/
Nainkiyari711/
Namkirt711/
Nanquir711/
Nonkare711/
Nonckre711/
Namkhiri6765/
Nankeera6718/
Ngonkhir6714/
Nonkhiri674/
Nankoura671/
Nangkert671/
Nangkerd671/
Nonkoure671/
Nongkreh671/
Nanchiri671/
Nankouri671/

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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 Nankire
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