Nkanya Surname
Approximately 497 people bear this surname
Nkanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 219 | 1:337,350 | 29,912 |
| Cameroon | 200 | 1:103,845 | 12,227 |
| Nigeria | 65 | 1:2,725,273 | 87,396 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkanya Demographics
Nkanya Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nkanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkanya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkanya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 618,896th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. Nkanya occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanya reside; 84 percent reside in Central Africa and 84 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 40 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.
Nkanya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nkanya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkeanya | 92 | 4 | / |
| Nkamnya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkaainya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nkonya | 83 | 1,577 | / |
| Nkanja | 83 | 140 | / |
| Nkanyo | 83 | 20 | / |
| Nkanha | 83 | 11 | / |
| Nqanya | 83 | 6 | / |
| Nkania | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ncanya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkhonya | 77 | 1,546 | / |
| Ngqanya | 77 | 99 | / |
| Nkangea | 77 | 41 | / |
| Nkamgna | 77 | 19 | / |
| Nkounya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ngcanya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkeunya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkonyae | 77 | 2 | / |
| N'Kanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqqanya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkaunyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkanija | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkamgnia | 71 | 108 | / |
| Nkeanjia | 71 | 14 | / |
| Nkangnia | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nkaangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Kangea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkanjo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Nkonyo | 67 | 25 | / |
| 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
- 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 Nkanya
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