Nkoswe Surname
Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname
Nkoswe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,300 | 1:23,018 | 2,839 |
| Zambia | 119 | 1:133,193 | 9,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Nkoswe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkoswe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkoswe is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkoswe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 176,164th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,998,990 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkoswe are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 95 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Nkoswe is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,300 people, or 1 in 23,018. In Tanzania Nkoswe is most prevalent in: Rukwa Region, where 65 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 16 percent are found and Katavi Region, where 12 percent are found. Besides Tanzania Nkoswe is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Nkoswe
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