Nkanyanga Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Nkanyanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 85 | 1:622,843 | 38,112 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nkanyanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkanyanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkanyanga occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkanyanga? popularity and diffusion
Nkanyanga is the 2,020,555th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Nkanyanga is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkanyanga reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania Nkanyanga is most frequent in: Iringa Region, where 74 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 11 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkhanyanga | 95 | 4 | / |
| Nkanyana | 94 | 698 | / |
| Nkanyaga | 94 | 8 | / |
| Nkonyanga | 89 | 162 | / |
| Nkanyangi | 89 | 114 | / |
| Nkaunyana | 89 | 13 | / |
| Nkhanyana | 89 | 5 | / |
| Nkqanyana | 89 | 3 | / |
| Nkkanyana | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkenyanga | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nkannyamga | 84 | 1 | / |
| Nkonyana | 82 | 1,813 | / |
| Ncanyana | 82 | 24 | / |
| Nkanjana | 82 | 6 | / |
| Nqanyana | 82 | 3 | / |
| Nkanyano | 82 | 2 | / |
| Ngqanyana | 78 | 35 | / |
| Nkhonyana | 78 | 14 | / |
| Ngcanyana | 78 | 13 | / |
| Nkanhanha | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nqqanyana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkonianga | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nkeanyongo | 74 | 4 | / |
| Ncanjana | 71 | 12 | / |
| Nqonyana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ncaniana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nqanjana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngcanjana | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ngqanjana | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ngqonyana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngconyana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjana | 59 | 13 | / |
| Nkonyogo | 59 | 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 Nkanyanga
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