Nkanja Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Nkanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 110 | 1:419,817 | 22,966 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
Nkanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkanja occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkanja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkanja is the 1,497,948th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanja are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Nkanja is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 419,817. In Kenya Nkanja is primarily found in: Tharaka Nithi County, where 99 percent are found and Uasin Gishu County, where 1 percent are found. Not including Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkandja | 92 | 44 | / |
| Nkanija | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkeanjia | 86 | 14 | / |
| Nkanza | 83 | 6,523 | / |
| Nkansa | 83 | 2,806 | / |
| Nkanya | 83 | 497 | / |
| Nkenja | 83 | 316 | / |
| Nkanji | 83 | 300 | / |
| Nkanjo | 83 | 113 | / |
| Nkanje | 83 | 49 | / |
| Nkonja | 83 | 29 | / |
| Nkanha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nkania | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkanca | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkansah | 77 | 39,616 | / |
| Nkanjoh | 77 | 405 | / |
| Nkainsa | 77 | 262 | / |
| N'Kanza | 77 | 121 | / |
| N'Kansa | 77 | 103 | / |
| Nkangea | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nkondja | 77 | 38 | / |
| Nkandjo | 77 | 25 | / |
| Nkamgna | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nkamdja | 77 | 10 | / |
| Nkenjah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Nkhonja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkeanya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkansha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkamnya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkanjji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkuinja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkansia | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngqanja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkamnje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanjeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeanji | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkancha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanzat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanzah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkansai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkamgnia | 71 | 108 | / |
| Nkoundja | 71 | 37 | / |
| Nkainssa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nkangnia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nkainsah | 71 | 3 | / |
| N'Kansah | 71 | 3 | / |
| Nkandjou | 71 | 2 | / |
| N'Kangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkaainya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkansahj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkaangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkange | 67 | 580 | / |
| Nkonji | 67 | 338 | / |
| Nkonje | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nkanye | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ncanca | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nkanyo | 67 | 20 | / |
| Nqonja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkonjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nqanya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Nkamji | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkamje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkamsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nkanie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nqanji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncanza | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ncanji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkanzo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncagna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ncanya | 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 Nkanja
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