Nanyika Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Nanyika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 50 | 1:780,786 | 37,485 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Nanyika (90) may also be a first name.
Nanyika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nanyika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nanyika is found most in Uganda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nanyika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nanyika reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nanyika is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 90 people.
The surname Nanyika is most common in Uganda, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 780,786. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Buyende District, where 38 percent are found, Nakasongola District, where 30 percent are found and Kayunga District, where 14 percent are found. Not including Uganda this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 7 percent are found and Kenya, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nannyika | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nganyika | 93 | 2 | / |
| Nanjika | 86 | 43 | / |
| Nanyeka | 86 | 4 | / |
| Nanyike | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nganyeka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nanjjika | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nnanyekea | 75 | 3 | / |
| Nanjeka | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nanyeko | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nonyiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Naniiko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nanyeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nonjika | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nganyeki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nonjiko | 57 | 662 | / |
| Nanjeke | 57 | 147 | / |
| Nangeke | 57 | 48 | / |
| Nonyeke | 57 | 10 | / |
| Nanjeko | 57 | 9 | / |
| Nanjeki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nonjiki | 57 | 1 | / |
| Naniece | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nangekhe | 53 | 1,189 | / |
| Nanjekho | 53 | 321 | / |
| Nanjekhe | 53 | 80 | / |
| Nongeiki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ngonjiki | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nanjichi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nanjekey | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nanngekhe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nangekhhe | 50 | 1 | / |
| Nangekheh | 50 | 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 Nanyika
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