Nkusa Surname
Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname
Nkusa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,446 | 1:36,612 | 4,247 |
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Uganda | 67 | 1:582,676 | 31,350 |
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Nkusa (66) may also be a first name.
Nkusa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nkusa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nkusa (Hindi: ंकूश, Marathi: नकुसा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nkusa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nkusa is the 201,907th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,530,788 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Nkusa live; 73 percent live in East Africa and 73 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 66 people.
Nkusa is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,446 people, or 1 in 36,612. In Tanzania Nkusa is most common in: Dodoma Region, where 81 percent live, Tabora Region, where 9 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Tanzania Nkusa exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent live and Malawi, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nkusa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nkusa in the Hindi language | ||
| ंकूश | nkusa | - |
| Nkusa in the Marathi language | ||
| नकुसा | nakusa | 80 |
| नकुशा | nakusa | 20 |
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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 Nkusa
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