Nkosy Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Nkosy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Nkosy (17) may also be a first name.
Nkosy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkosy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkosy is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkosy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Nkosy reside; 73 percent reside in East Africa and 73 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Nkosy is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name globally, held by 17 people.
Nkosy is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 50 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkossy | 91 | 6 | / |
| Nkosi | 80 | 329,247 | / |
| Nkose | 80 | 2,585 | / |
| Nkosa | 80 | 1,175 | / |
| Nkocy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkasy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkesy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkoshi | 73 | 1,650 | / |
| Nkhosi | 73 | 595 | / |
| Nkhosa | 73 | 589 | / |
| Nkosha | 73 | 354 | / |
| Nkoshe | 73 | 58 | / |
| Nkosie | 73 | 43 | / |
| Nkossi | 73 | 37 | / |
| N'Kosa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Nkousa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nkouse | 73 | 11 | / |
| Nkosse | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nkossa | 73 | 4 | / |
| N'Kosi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Nkoosi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkoisa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Nkassy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkousi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkosai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkosea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkgosi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkkosi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoisi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nhkosa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkcosi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkessy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nkoussa | 67 | 678 | / |
| Nkousse | 67 | 272 | / |
| Nkhoisa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkousee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkoshaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkasaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkgoshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoshie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkoussi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuosih | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Kossa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkossie | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Nkosy
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