Nankura Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nankura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nankura Last Name Facts

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

Nankura is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nankura.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankura? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nankura live; 93 percent live in East Africa and 93 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Nankura is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 1,561,571. In Uganda Nankura is most numerous in: Kibaale District, where 60 percent reside, Mubende District, where 16 percent reside and Gomba District, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Uganda this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nhankura931/
Nankoura931/
Nankuri867/
Nankora865/
Nankure863/
Nankira862/
Nancura861/
Nahankoura821/
Nankoora802/
Nankouri801/
Namnkuri801/
Nankoro712/
Nankori711/
Namkuri711/
Nankoriy674/
Nangkori673/
Nangcury671/
Namkouri671/
Nonkoure671/
Nancoro571/
Nnonkoro531/

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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 Nankura
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