Nkosira Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Nkosira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nkosira Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya801:577,24927,285
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Kenya

Nkosira Demographics

Nkosira Religious Adherence
in Kenya

Sample size: 3 (2018)

Religious Adherence
in Kenya

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Nkosira Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nkosira occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkosira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkosira is the 2,106,139th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkosira live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is borne by 80 people, or 1 in 577,249. In Kenya Nkosira is most frequent in: Narok County, where 99 percent are found and Bomet County, where 1 percent are found.

Nkosira Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkoisira931/
Nkosireho751/
Nkoishiro751/
Nkagira715/
Nkozera711/
Nkasera711/
Nkochera67157/
Nkachira6711/
Nkehsera673/
Nkuchira671/
Nkuzire5719/
Nkachera531/
Nkazaire531/
Nkuzaire531/
Nkuseroi531/
Nkouchere501/
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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 Nkosira
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