Nankosi Surname
Approximately 215 people bear this surname
Nankosi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 193 | 1:202,276 | 16,174 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nankosi (37) may also be a first name.
Nankosi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankosi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nankosi occurs in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Nankosi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankosi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nankosi is the 1,125,333rd most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankosi reside; 90 percent reside in East Africa and 90 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,688,769th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 37 people.
The last name Nankosi is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 202,276. In Uganda Nankosi is primarily concentrated in: Nakasongola District, where 60 percent live, Luweero District, where 14 percent live and Kayunga District, where 8 percent live. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nankoshi | 93 | 4 | / |
| Ngankosi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nankossi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nankhosi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Nankasi | 86 | 551 | / |
| Nankusi | 86 | 145 | / |
| Nankozi | 86 | 65 | / |
| Nonkosi | 86 | 39 | / |
| Nankose | 86 | 11 | / |
| Nankosa | 86 | 8 | / |
| Namkosi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankoji | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nangkasi | 80 | 70 | / |
| Nankuusi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Nnankasi | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nankaasi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nankassi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nankossa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankessi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nankasai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nhankasi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gnonkossi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Nankaji | 71 | 295 | / |
| Nankoza | 71 | 168 | / |
| Nankazi | 71 | 43 | / |
| Nankasa | 71 | 36 | / |
| Nankezi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Nankusa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Nankuse | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nongkoussi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Nankoge | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nankase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankagi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nancogi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Natingkasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namkoji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Namkose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankasse | 67 | 28 | / |
| Nankeezi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Nankassa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Nankasee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Naunkasa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Namkosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nangqosa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nan'kazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nainkazi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankuuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankooza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankezzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nankushe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nhankaci | 67 | 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 Nankosi
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