Nankya Surname
Approximately 37,684 people bear this surname
Nankya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37,619 | 1:1,038 | 105 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Nankya (115) may also be a first name.
Nankya Demographics
Average Nankya Salary in
England
£21,175
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Nankya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nankya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nankya (Hindi: नंक्य, Marathi: नानक्या) occurs most in Uganda. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nankya is the 14,780th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 193,386 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankya are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Nankya is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 115 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 37,619 people, or 1 in 1,038. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent live, Kampala District, where 11 percent live and Mukono District, where 8 percent live. Besides Uganda it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nnankya | 92 | 44 | / |
| Naankya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nankyaa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nannkya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nankayia | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nankyo | 83 | 255 | / |
| Nankia | 83 | 249 | / |
| Namkya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ngankia | 77 | 240 | / |
| Nangkia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nankajja | 71 | 60 | / |
| Nankujja | 71 | 2 | / |
| Naunkeao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganckia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nankio | 67 | 15 | / |
| Nanqia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonkia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngankio | 62 | 84 | / |
| Nanchia | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nanchea | 62 | 3 | / |
| Namkeao | 62 | 3 | / |
| Naunkeo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Namkiad | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nomkyaa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Namkhia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nonkeao | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nankojjo | 57 | 7 | / |
| Nankhieo | 57 | 2 | / |
Nankya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nankya in the Hindi language | ||
| नंक्य | nankya | - |
| Nankya in the Marathi language | ||
| नानक्या | nanakya | 80 |
| नणक्या | nanakya | 20 |
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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 Nankya
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