Nkania Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Nkania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
Nkania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkania Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkania occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkania? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nkania is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Nkania are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Barring The DR Congo this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 25 percent are found and Nigeria, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkanija | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkamgnia | 86 | 108 | / |
| Nkeanjia | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nkangnia | 86 | 6 | / |
| Nkanya | 83 | 497 | / |
| Nkanja | 83 | 140 | / |
| Nkonia | 83 | 27 | / |
| Nkanha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nkenia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkangea | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nkamgna | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nkeanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkongia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkamnya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkonjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ncangia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkongnia | 71 | 8 | / |
| Nkougnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkaangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Kangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkaainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanjo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nkanyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nqanya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkonio | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ncanya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncagna | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkania
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