Nkotanyi Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Nkotanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 75 | 1:520,524 | 29,324 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Nkotanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkotanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nkotanyi is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Nkotanyi.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkotanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkotanyi is the 1,785,358th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 68,750,433 people. The surname Nkotanyi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkotanyi are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 75 people, or 1 in 520,524. In Uganda Nkotanyi is most numerous in: Kiboga District, where 17 percent live, Nakaseke District, where 16 percent live and Mubende District, where 12 percent live. Other than Uganda this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Rwanda, where 24 percent live and Burundi, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkootanyi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Nkotani | 93 | 52 | / |
| Nkothani | 88 | 5 | / |
| Nkotana | 80 | 142 | / |
| Nkotane | 80 | 54 | / |
| Nkatani | 80 | 4 | / |
| Nqotani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nkothana | 75 | 76 | / |
| Nkothane | 75 | 14 | / |
| Nqothani | 75 | 11 | / |
| Nkathani | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ngcotani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkoutana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Nkhathani | 71 | 1 | / |
| N'Koteane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkatane | 67 | 179 | / |
| Nkatana | 67 | 83 | / |
| Nkotona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ncatani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkathane | 63 | 34 | / |
| Ngcotana | 63 | 6 | / |
| Nkathana | 63 | 5 | / |
| Ngqatani | 63 | 4 | / |
| Ngcatani | 63 | 1 | / |
| Nkatange | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ngqathani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nkhathane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Nqhathani | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ncatana | 53 | 8 | / |
| Ncatane | 53 | 6 | / |
| Nqatane | 53 | 2 | / |
| Nkatone | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nqatana | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nqathana | 50 | 9 | / |
| Nqathane | 50 | 5 | / |
| Ncathana | 50 | 2 | / |
| Ngqatane | 50 | 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 Nkotanyi
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