Ngakenya Surname
6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania
Ngakenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
Ngakenya (9) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakenya | 93 | 98 | / |
| Gakenya | 93 | 2 | / |
| Naukenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gakenia | 80 | 2,485 | / |
| Gakinya | 80 | 1,149 | / |
| Nakinya | 80 | 36 | / |
| Nakenja | 80 | 5 | / |
| Nakenia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakyonya | 75 | 5 | / |
| Nachenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gakeniah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gachenya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gaychenya | 71 | 300 | / |
| Gaichenya | 71 | 11 | / |
| Nakinja | 67 | 328 | / |
| Gacinya | 67 | 48 | / |
| Gakinyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gacenia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gakinja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nachinya | 63 | 6 | / |
| Gochenya | 63 | 4 | / |
| Gachinya | 63 | 3 | / |
| Gachenia | 63 | 2 | / |
| Nakainja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nakinjja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gachenja | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nakhaynia | 59 | 194 | / |
| Ngochinya | 59 | 7 | / |
| Gaychinya | 59 | 4 | / |
| Naiquenia | 59 | 1 | / |
| Goshkeinia | 56 | 14 | / |
| Nakinjo | 53 | 3 | / |
| Noqinya | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nachinja | 50 | 4 | / |
| Nakyonjo | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Ngakenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis