Nkonya Surname

251,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkonya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkonya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0561:50,1345,566
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Kenya1141:405,08722,588
Zambia341:466,17421,520
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Nkonya (164) may also be a first name.

Nkonya Last Name Facts

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

Nkonya is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Nkonya.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkonya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 251,268th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,621,145 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkonya live; 75 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 164 people.

The last name Nkonya is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,056 people, or 1 in 50,134. In Tanzania Nkonya is most common in: Shinyanga Region, where 39 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 30 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 10 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Nkonya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Nkonya earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning R 192,288 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkhonya921,546/
Nkounya923/
Nkonyae922/
Nkanya83497/
Nkunya83205/
Nkonja8329/
Nkonia8327/
Nkonyo8325/
Nkonha831/
Nkonea831/
Nkhonyo77235/
Nkhonja774/
Nkongia774/
Nkamnya773/
Nkuunya772/
Nkeunya772/
Nkongna772/
Nkunyaa771/
Nkonjoa771/
Nkonyoh771/
Nkuinya771/
Nkonjia771/
Nkongnia718/
Ngcoenya714/
Nkougnia711/
Nkunja674,728/
Nkanja67140/
Nkunia6756/
Nkanyo6720/
Nqonja6718/
Nkanha6711/
Nkonjo679/
Nqanya676/
Nkania674/
Nkonio673/
Nkunha672/
Nkonho672/
Ncanya671/
Nkogno671/
Nconyo671/

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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 Nkonya
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