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) is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Nankya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nankya? popularity and diffusion
Nankya is the 14,780th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 193,386 people. The last name Nankya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nankya live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 115 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 37,619 people, or 1 in 1,038. In Uganda Nankya is mostly found in: Wakiso District, where 22 percent reside, Kampala District, where 11 percent reside and Mukono District, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Uganda it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
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
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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 Nankya
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