Nkamiye Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Nkamiye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkamiye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda971:402,46725,105
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Nkamiye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkamiye is borne by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkamiye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkamiye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nkamiye is the 1,620,164th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkamiye are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 78 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 402,467. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Mubende District, where 20 percent are found, Hoima District, where 14 percent are found and Kisoro District, where 12 percent are found. Other than Uganda Nkamiye exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkaamiye931/
Nkamie921/
Nkamiya861/
Nkoumiye801/
Nkamoe772/
Nkomie771/
Nkamae771/
Nkameje716/
Nkeamai714/
Nkomeye712/
Nkamayo711/
Nkomiya711/
Nkameha711/
Nkoumie711/
Nkamayi711/
Nkamaya711/
Nkaimeu711/
Nckamey711/
Nkamgoue6719/
Nkamayou6710/
Nkomeyie671/

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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 Nkamiye
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