Nkosy Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Scotland

Nkosy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkosy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

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

The last name Nkosy occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkosy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nkosy is the 5,812,366th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Nkosy live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Nkosy is also the 2,694,839th most common first name on earth It is held by 17 people.

Nkosy is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania Nkosy is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 50 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent reside and Scotland, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkossy916/
Nkosi80329,247/
Nkose802,585/
Nkosa801,175/
Nkocy801/
Nkasy801/
Nkesy801/
Nkoshi731,650/
Nkhosi73595/
Nkhosa73589/
Nkosha73354/
Nkoshe7358/
Nkosie7343/
Nkossi7337/
N'Kosa7321/
Nkousa7314/
Nkouse7311/
Nkosse737/
Nkossa734/
N'Kosi733/
Nkoosi732/
Nkoisa732/
Nkassy731/
Nkousi731/
Nkosai731/
Nkosea731/
Nkgosi731/
Nkkosi731/
Nkoisi731/
Nhkosa731/
Nkcosi731/
Nkessy731/
Nkoussa67678/
Nkousse67272/
Nkhoisa679/
Nkousee674/
Nkoshaa671/
Nkasaya671/
Nkoesse671/
Nkoisai671/
Nkgoshi671/
Nkoshie671/
Nkoussi671/
Nkuosih671/
N'Kossa671/
Nkossie671/

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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 Nkosy
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