Nkanga Surname
Approximately 16,805 people bear this surname
Nkanga Surname Definition:
Nkanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: guinea fowl.
Nkanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 8,024 | 1:9,207 | 1,133 |
| Nigeria | 3,348 | 1:52,910 | 4,043 |
| Tanzania | 2,841 | 1:18,635 | 2,385 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Kenya | 177 | 1:260,903 | 17,444 |
| Cameroon | 173 | 1:120,052 | 13,748 |
| Zambia | 127 | 1:124,803 | 9,426 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| Namibia | 115 | 1:20,951 | 3,616 |
| South Africa | 92 | 1:588,888 | 45,159 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Uganda | 48 | 1:813,318 | 38,363 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Nkanga (740) may also be a first name.
Nkanga Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Nkanga is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: guinea fowl.
Nkanga Demographics
Nkanga Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nkanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkanga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,739th most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 433,653 people. The last name Nkanga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkanga live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Nkanga is also the 302,485th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 740 people.
This surname is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 8,024 people, or 1 in 9,207. Other than The DR Congo this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent reside and Tanzania, where 17 percent reside.
Nkanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Nkanga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Nkanga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.09% less than the national average, earning R 78,204 per year and in United States they earn 52.73% more than the national average, earning $65,902 USD per year.
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Footnotes
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