Nkenyenge Surname
Approximately 144 people bear this surname
Nkenyenge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 143 | 1:370,221 | 27,074 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Nkenyenge (169) may also be a first name.
Nkenyenge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkenyenge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkenyenge is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkenyenge? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,471,719th most widely held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkenyenge live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 703,581st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 169 people.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 370,221. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 87 percent are found, Simiyu Region, where 6 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Nkenyenge occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyakanyenge | 80 | 86 | / |
| Nakanywenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ng'henyenge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nakanyange | 74 | 3 | / |
| Nkwanyange | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngwenyange | 74 | 1 | / |
| Ngonenge | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ngunenge | 71 | 6 | / |
| Nkanange | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkinyangi | 67 | 118 | / |
| Nkanyangi | 67 | 114 | / |
| Nganyange | 67 | 60 | / |
| Nkunyingi | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkonyingi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Nkenanagi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ngonengeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gngunenge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkenine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nqenane | 50 | 22 | / |
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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 Nkenyenge
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