Nankisa Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nankisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nankisa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nankisa is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankisa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nankisa is the 3,543,123rd most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Nankisa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Nankisa are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,301,309. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kampala District, where 50 percent are found, Luweero District, where 30 percent are found and Wakiso District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Uganda this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nankusa869/
Nankiso865/
Nankesa864/
Nankiza863/
Nancisa862/
Nankisi861/
Nankissi801/
Nankisse801/
Nankesha801/
Nankisser751/
Namkesa71106/
Nankezi7113/
Nankuza719/
Nankhichai714/
Nanciso712/
Nancise711/
Nankeza711/
Nankizi711/
Nankajja6760/
Nankicho676/
Nankhuza674/
Nankujja672/
Nankesse671/
Nankessi671/
Nankezzi671/
Namkessa671/
Namkoisse63162,535/
Gnankessi631/
Gnankechi631/
Nancuso575/
Nancizo574/
Nonkeuse5346/
Nankojjo537/

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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 Nankisa
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