Nganasa Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nganasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1401:329,85620,127
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nganasa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nganasa occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganasa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,465,390th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The last name Nganasa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganasa live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 140 people, or 1 in 329,856. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 96 percent live, Taita Taveta County, where 3 percent live and Kwale County, where 1 percent live. Beside Kenya Nganasa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Nganasa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nganasha93256/
Ngangasa93186/
Nganasah931/
Ganasa9243/
Nanasa928/
Ganassa86189/
Nganase86155/
Nanasay8653/
Nanasha8631/
Nanasia8628/
Nanasah8619/
Ganasay8611/
Ganasha864/
Ganatsa864/
Ganasia863/
Nanasad861/
Nganaza861/
Ganasai861/
Nganasi861/
Ngangasi80115/
Ngangaza8061/
Ghanasay806/
Ganatsas806/
Nanaisha806/
Nannasah804/
Nganauja804/
Ghanasas803/
Nahnasia801/
Nainasah801/
Nainasia801/
Nannasai801/
Nanaisah801/
Ghanasad801/
Ghanasia801/
Gnanasai801/
Ngangaso801/
Gannassa801/
Gainasay801/
Ganahasa801/
Ngangase801/
Ghanassa801/
Ganosa77276/
Ganaza77253/
Nanosa77225/
Nonasa77167/
Gonasa77108/
Nanaza7764/
Nanaso7753/
Ganaso773/
Ghanashah7540/
Gangaasha753/
Nanaaisha752/
Ngangazai752/
Ngamnasee752/
Nanhaisah751/
Nannausau751/
Nnannasha751/
Ngangasse751/
Ghanatsaz751/
Nanaushaj751/
Nanosah71122/
Nangasa7147/
Ganacia7141/
Gangasa7139/
Ganazza7129/
Nanazai7118/
Nanacha7113/
Gannassaha7112/
Nanousa7110/
Gonaasa715/
Ngonasi714/
Gainaso714/
Nanoosa714/
Ganacha713/
Gannosa712/
Ngenesa712/
Nanacea711/
Nanasey711/
Nanasoj711/
Ganačos711/
Nanaseu711/
Nanasou711/
Ngongnasah711/
Nganoza711/
Nganazi711/
Ngangassou711/
Gongasa711/
Gonassa711/
Ngonosa711/
Namnaso711/
Ganeisa711/
Ganasoh711/
Ganazah711/
Ganossa711/
Ganacias67620/
Gonahasa67232/
Nanoisay6760/
Nanachai6752/
Ganeisay6737/
Nanachay6719/
Nanoussa6717/
Nounassa6716/
Ganachau6714/
Ganassou6713/
Nangasay678/
Ngonnase678/
Ngangazo675/
Nanassou675/
Ngongnassah675/
Ganatsos674/
Nanaycha674/
Gangasai673/
Naneisay673/
Gainoosa672/
Ganachas672/
Nanatsos672/
Naneisah671/
Nannosah671/
Nanassey671/
Gangasay671/
Nongausa671/
Ngonaysi671/
Ngongosa671/
Ngaineza671/
Gagnasso671/
Ganacios671/
Nannousa671/
Nganacho671/
Ngounaza671/

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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 Nganasa
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