Nkaina Surname
Approximately 399 people bear this surname
Nkaina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 294 | 1:180,074 | 15,674 |
| Kenya | 102 | 1:452,744 | 23,898 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Nkaina (19) may also be a first name.
Nkaina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkaina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkaina occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkaina? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 727,600th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 18,264,526 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkaina are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name Nkaina is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 180,074. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Mara Region, where 60 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 33 percent live and Geita Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 1 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
- 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 Nkaina
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