Nkoroka Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkoroka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkoroka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1251:423,53329,670
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Nkoroka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nkoroka is found most in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkoroka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,604,449th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. The last name Nkoroka is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkoroka are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 423,533. In Tanzania Nkoroka is mostly concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 96 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 3 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoruka863/
Nkorroki8079/
Nkorokeh801/
Nkorokoh801/
Nkuroko7114/
Nkoreko714/
Nkuruka712/
Nkorako711/
Nkorukoh671/
Nkurokoh671/
Nkurokou671/
Nkauruka671/
Nkaraki5710/
Nkauraki534/

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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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  • 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 Nkoroka
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