Nkuja Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nkuja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nkuja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1591:332,96624,953
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Nkuja (22) may also be a first name.

Nkuja Last Name Facts

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

Nkuja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nkuja? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,315,412th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. Nkuja is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkuja live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Nkuja is primarily found in: Njombe Region, where 51 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 48 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Nkuja exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nkuija911/
Nkudja911/
Ngkuja911/
Nkuidja8397/
Nkoudja8333/
Nkeudja832/
Nkusa802,064/
Nkuya80652/
Nkoja80479/
Nkuji80192/
Nkaja80171/
Nkuza8031/
Nkija806/
Nkujo805/
Nkuje804/
Nkeja802/
Nkuia801/
Nkuisdja771/
Nkouya73178/
Nkhuoa7351/
Nkuusa7339/
Nkusai7337/
Nkousa7314/
Nkejah737/
Nkausa736/
Ngkuha735/
Nkhuza734/
N'Kuya734/
N'Kusa734/
Nkouza733/
Nkouha733/
Ngkeja733/
Nkusah732/
Nkaaja732/
Nkuuha732/
Ncujat731/
Ngkuje731/
Nkuiha731/
Nkujeh731/
Nkujje731/
Nkojap731/
Nkuyah731/
Nkou6711,128/
Nkoa679,309/
Nkaj673,134/
Nkau671,355/
Nkaa67807/
Nkue67670/
Nkay67487/
Nkea67479/
Nkai67470/
Nkuy67268/
Nkeu67126/
Nkae6797/
Nkui6765/
Hënkoja6727/
Ngkusea679/
Nkoudjo674/
Nkoujou673/
Nqukuza672/
Nkeuzia672/
Nkeuzap671/
Nkausau671/
N'Kouya671/
Nkoj671/
Nqukuya671/
Nkutjoy671/
Nkouowa671/
Nkuidjo671/

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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 Nkuja
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