Nkanata Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkanata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkanata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya2031:227,48715,979
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Nkanata Last Name Facts

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

Nkanata is found most frequently in Kenya. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkanata? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,129,067th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Nkanata reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Nkanata is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 227,487. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 64 percent reside, Tharaka Nithi County, where 30 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Nkanata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Nkanata surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Nkanata earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.79% more than the national average, earning $70,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkanatha938/
Ngkanata933/
Ncangata807/
Nkanaute801/
Ngcangata7534/
Ncangatha751/
Ngcangatha7112/
N'Kounatta716/
Ncaneta713/
Nqanathi674/
Nkangote671/
Nkonoti571/
Nkongoto535/
Nkongote531/
Ncongota531/
Ncangothi501/

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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 Nkanata
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