Nkenzi Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Nkenzi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 219 | 1:241,743 | 19,666 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 19 | 1:1,093,109 | 67,608 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Nkenzi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkenzi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkenzi occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkenzi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkenzi is the 899,940th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. Nkenzi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkenzi live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 75 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 241,743. In Tanzania Nkenzi is mostly concentrated in: Singida Region, where 64 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 35 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkendzi | 92 | 10 | / |
| Nkienzi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkuenzi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nckenzie | 86 | 3 | / |
| Nkengi | 83 | 6,244 | / |
| Nkinzi | 83 | 1,327 | / |
| Nkenza | 83 | 157 | / |
| Nkenze | 83 | 80 | / |
| Nkenji | 83 | 68 | / |
| Nkensi | 83 | 34 | / |
| Nckeenzie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkendji | 77 | 60 | / |
| N'Kinzi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ngqenzi | 77 | 13 | / |
| Nkengie | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkuunzi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkenchi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkenssi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ngkenze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeengi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nqendzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkinzzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkienze | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkiensi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkentshi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkemngih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkengieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkenchai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkenge | 67 | 12,730 | / |
| Nkinsi | 67 | 608 | / |
| Nkingi | 67 | 564 | / |
| Nkinza | 67 | 227 | / |
| Nkensa | 67 | 117 | / |
| Nkinze | 67 | 48 | / |
| Nkemze | 67 | 43 | / |
| Nkence | 67 | 35 | / |
| Nkenje | 67 | 21 | / |
| Nkense | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ncensi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkinji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqinzi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nqenza | 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 Nkenzi
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