Nganiko Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nganiko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nganiko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania271:1,960,80047,770
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Nganiko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nganiko is most common in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nganiko? popularity and diffusion

Nganiko is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nganiko are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Nganiko is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 1,960,800. In Tanzania it is most common in: Geita Region, where 33 percent live, Mwanza Region, where 33 percent live and Shinyanga Region, where 33 percent live. Beside Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 19 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

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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 Nganiko
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