Nkunya Surname
Approximately 205 people bear this surname
Nkunya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Nkunya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkunya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nkunya occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkunya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,163,787th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 35,549,004 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nkunya are found; 88 percent are found in East Africa and 88 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Nkunya is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania Nkunya is most numerous in: Singida Region, where 53 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 39 percent live and Tabora Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 10 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nkounya | 92 | 3 | / |
| Nkeunya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkuunya | 92 | 2 | / |
| Nkunyaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinya | 92 | 1 | / |
| Nkunja | 83 | 4,728 | / |
| Nkonya | 83 | 1,577 | / |
| Nkunia | 83 | 56 | / |
| Nkunha | 83 | 2 | / |
| Nkhonya | 77 | 1,546 | / |
| Nkuigna | 77 | 14 | / |
| Nkuinja | 77 | 3 | / |
| Nkaunyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkungna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkeugna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkunjah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Nkuignia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Nkougnia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nkonja | 67 | 29 | / |
| Nkonia | 67 | 27 | / |
| Nkonyo | 67 | 25 | / |
| Nkunjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkhonyo | 62 | 235 | / |
| Nkhonja | 62 | 4 | / |
| Nkounjo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Nkonjoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkonyoh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkonjia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Nkunjou | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ngcoenya | 57 | 4 | / |
| Nkounjou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkumnjoh | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkuinjeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Nkuingeei | 53 | 1 | / |
| Nqonja | 50 | 18 | / |
| Nkonjo | 50 | 9 | / |
| Nkonio | 50 | 3 | / |
| Nconyo | 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
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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 Nkunya
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