Nkina Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2461:215,21018,004
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Nkina (87) may also be a first name.

Nkina Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nkina Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nkina (Arabic: نكينا, Russian: Нкина) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkina? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 594,812th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 13,907,530 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkina live; 67 percent live in East Africa and 48 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 87 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 246 people, or 1 in 215,210. In Tanzania Nkina is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Tabora Region, where 2 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 23 percent are found and Kenya, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkinga914,813/
Nkaina91399/
Nkiena9182/
Nkinai919/
Nkoina914/
Nkinah914/
Nkuina912/
Ngkina912/
Nkin8958/
Nkuinga8333/
Nkionga8321/
Nkuigna8314/
Nkainah832/
Nkainga832/
N'Kuina831/
Nkeigna831/
Nkingah831/
Nkqinga831/
N'Kinga831/
Nkena80499/
Nqina80407/
Ncina80106/
Nkuin8092/
Ngkin8025/
Nkino808/
Nkien807/
Nkind804/
Nkyna802/
Nkion801/
Nkeingna771/
N'Kouina771/
Nkn7510/
Nkenga73904/
Ngqina73538/
Nchina73282/
Nkingo73212/
Nkeuna7335/
Ngcina7311/
Nqinga739/
Nqcina736/
Nkenas736/
Nqhina735/
Nkenah734/
Nqgina733/
Ngkena732/
Ngkion732/
Nkehna731/
Nkeena731/
Nkinei731/
N'Kena731/
N'Kien731/
Nkigno731/
Nkinou731/
Ncinah731/
Nceina731/
Nken672,156/
Nkingne6750/
Nkiongo6734/
Nkingue6720/
Ncin6713/
Nkuinou6710/
Nkkn674/
Nkng673/
Nkeenga672/
Nkoinou671/
Nkioney671/
Nkingou671/
Nkeunna671/
Nkyonga671/
Ngqinga671/
Nkqn671/
Nknh671/
Nknk671/
Nkcn671/
Nhkn671/

Nkina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nkina in the Russian language
Нкинаnkina-
Nkina in the Arabic language
نكيناnkyna-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nkina
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