Nankwaya Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Nankwaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nankwaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nankwaya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nankwaya is found most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nankwaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nankwaya reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Nankwaya is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo Nankwaya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namkwaya882/
Nankwayi881/
Nankwey801/
Nangwiya75592/
Ngankwey75123/
Nangwayo751/
Nangweya751/
Ngonkway751/
Namkweya751/
Namgwaya751/
Nangbaya751/
Nankwaju751/
Nangwaja751/
Ngankweyi711/
Nangwai6729/
Nangbay678/
Namkwai671/
Nangwey671/
Ngong'waya671/

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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 Nankwaya
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