Nkunja Surname
Approximately 4,728 people bear this surname
Nkunja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 4,716 | 1:9,792 | 1,253 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Nkunja (2,106) may also be a first name.
Nkunja Demographics
Nkunja Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Nkunja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkunja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkunja occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkunja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 99,999th most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,541,359 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkunja are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 163,890th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 2,106 people.
The last name Nkunja is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 4,716 people, or 1 in 9,792. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Meru County, where 92 percent reside, Laikipia County, where 2 percent reside and Tharaka Nithi County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Kenya this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 0 percent reside and Uganda, where 0 percent reside.
Nkunja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Nkunja surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkundja | 92 | 22 | / |
| Nkuinja | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkunjah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkoundja | 86 | 37 | / |
| Nkuindja | 86 | 36 | / |
| Nkunza | 83 | 594 | / |
| Nkunya | 83 | 205 | / |
| Nkunia | 83 | 56 | / |
| Nkunje | 83 | 52 | / |
| Nkonja | 83 | 29 | / |
| Nkunji | 83 | 26 | / |
| Nkunsa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Nkunha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkunjo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Nkuenia | 77 | 110 | / |
| Nkuinji | 77 | 17 | / |
| Nkuigna | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkuenya | 77 | 11 | / |
| Nkhonja | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkhunje | 77 | 4 | / |
| Nkounya | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkeunji | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkuunya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkeunya | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkounjo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Nkunyaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkkunje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeugna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkungna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunjeh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunjou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkoundjo | 71 | 30 | / |
| Nkuignia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nkounjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinjeu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkumnjoh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkunshap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkougnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkusinza | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkonya | 67 | 1,577 | / |
| Nkonji | 67 | 338 | / |
| Nkonje | 67 | 240 | / |
| Nkunge | 67 | 157 | / |
| Nkonza | 67 | 49 | / |
| Nkunye | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkonia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nqonja | 67 | 18 | / |
| Nkoundjou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ncunca | 67 | 9 | / |
| Nkonjo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ncunza | 67 | 5 | / |
| Nkinia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Nkonsa | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Nkunja
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis