Nkaniye Surname
Approximately 216 people bear this surname
Nkaniye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 210 | 1:252,103 | 20,382 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Nkaniye (29) may also be a first name.
Nkaniye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkaniye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkaniye is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nkaniye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkaniye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,121,821st most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 33,738,638 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkaniye reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkaniye is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename at a global level It is held by 29 people.
Nkaniye is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 252,103. In Tanzania Nkaniye is most frequent in: Kigoma Region, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Nkaniye exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkanye | 92 | 119 | / |
| Nkanie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkhanye | 86 | 13 | / |
| Nkanyie | 86 | 2 | / |
| Nkeanyie | 80 | 3 | / |
| Nkanae | 77 | 385 | / |
| Nkonye | 77 | 289 | / |
| Nkanai | 77 | 236 | / |
| Nkanee | 77 | 30 | / |
| Nkonie | 77 | 7 | / |
| Nkanay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkhanyeya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Nkoonye | 71 | 100 | / |
| Nkangea | 71 | 41 | / |
| Nkaanee | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nkangai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Nkaneya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanyia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkangoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanija | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeanee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngkonye | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Kaney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkagneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkeneye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkamnui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkangoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkangayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncangaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkangoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonyuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkaangea | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kangea | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kanawe | 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
- 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 Nkaniye
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